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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

Using Google for authentication

Just like we did for Facebook, we can integrate our application to enable login using Google.

Getting ready

Start by building over the last recipe. It is easy to implement Google authentication–simply leave out the Facebook-specific elements.

Now create a new project from the Google developer console (https://console.developers.google.com). In the APIs and Services section, click on Credentials. Then, create a new client ID for the web application; this ID will provide the credentials needed for OAuth 2 to work. You will also need to configure the OAuth consent screen before a client ID can be created, as shown in the following screenshot:

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