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Flask Framework Cookbook

You're reading from   Flask Framework Cookbook Over 80 proven recipes and techniques for Python web development with Flask

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2019
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ISBN-13 9781789951295
Length 302 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Shalabh Aggarwal Shalabh Aggarwal
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Flask Configurations FREE CHAPTER 2. Templating with Jinja2 3. Data Modeling in Flask 4. Working with Views 5. Webforms with WTForms 6. Authenticating in Flask 7. RESTful API Building 8. Admin Interface for Flask Apps 9. Internationalization and Localization 10. Debugging, Error Handling, and Testing 11. Deployment and Post-Deployment 12. Microservices and Containers 13. Other Tips and Tricks 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Adding a new language

By default, English is the language for applications built in Flask (and almost all web frameworks). In this recipe, we will add a second language to our application and add some translations for the display strings used in the application. The language displayed to the user will vary depending on the language that is currently set in the browser.

Getting ready

We will start with the installation of the Flask-Babel extension:

    $ pip3 install Flask-Babel 

This extension uses Babel, pytz, and speaklater to add i18n and l10n support to the application.

We will use our catalog application from Chapter 5, Webforms with WTForms.

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