Self-Guided: From 0 to Flask Curriculum

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Goal

This is a 6 day self-paced curriculum to learn the python language and the basics of the Flask Web Framework.

Day 1 - Starting Python

• Install Python using Pyenv, google "How to install Pyenv on X" x being your operating system

• VIDEO: Python Intro and Setup Video

• VIDEO: Python Basics

• VIDEO: Python Operators

• VIDEO: Python Loops

• VIDEO: Python Data Collections

** PRACTICE CODE CHALLENGES **

• COMPLETE AT LEAST 5 LEVEL 8 PYTHON KATA ON CODEWARS

Day 2 - Python Functions and OOP

• Functions and Modules

• Lambda Functions

• Classes & Inheritance

** PRACTICE CODE CHALLENGES **

• COMPLETE AT LEAST 5 LEVEL 8 PYTHON KATA ON CODEWARS, Attempt 1 Level 7 Kata

• Watch this video of me building a Stack in JS and build it in Python

• Google What is a Queue Data Structure and Try to create it in Python

You can see a JS example of a Stack and Queue HERE FOR REFERENCE

Day 3 - Advanced Python

• Working with Files in Python

• Decorator Functions

• Python Packages

• Python Destructuring

• List and Dictionary Comprehensions

** PRACTICE CODE CHALLENGES **

• COMPLETE AT LEAST 5 LEVEL 7 PYTHON KATA ON CODEWARS

Day 4 - Starting Flask

• What is Pip
• VIDEO: Intro to Flask
• Blog: FLASK API 101

Practice

• Build 2 apis similar to the ones in the tutorial to get two reps of the process
• Research how to use url queries in flask and try incorporating them

Day 5 - Advanced Flask with Mongo

• Flask with Mongo Todo List

Day 6 - Flask and Authentication

Using what you've learned, and using the model I did in javascript, try to build the backend of JWT Authentication. The routes and logic are the same as in javascript. You'll have to research which JWT and bcrypt libraries to use and how to use them with flask. This will be a good opportunity explore the nuances of python.