Python Web Work - Prototyping Guide for Makers: Use HTML5 Templates, Serve Dynamic Content, Build Machine Learning Web Apps, Grow Audiences, Conquer the World

by Manuel Amunategui

This book is about getting your presence on the web as quickly and smartly as possible. A smart presence can be as simple as a landing page with a contact form or message board all the way to a machine-learning driven web application. We'll walk through creating a landing page, building a contact form, generating dynamic images, taking stripe payments, and even extending a few more advanced data-driven and machine learning projects to the web. This is especially beneficial for those familiar with Python as we'll use Flask for the back end which is in Python as well - everything stays in the family. * Defining Your Online Goals * Landing Pages - HTML5UP & w3schools * Customizing HTML Templates * A Basic Primer on Flask * Extending Templates to the Cloud * Adding Contact Forms * Easy Purchases with Stripe * Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Basics * Indexing & Search Engine Console * Tracking Website Traffic - Build a Pixel Tracker From Scratch * Google Analytics * Dynamic Images with Matplotlib, Chart.js * Quick Google Maps * Building Communities with the Disqus Message Board * Case the Iris Factory Web Application * Case The Worldwide Weather Forecast Station in Icons No other methodologies offer such freedom and control to quickly extend your ideas to the web and at such low cost. Why be stuck learning a proprietary tool when you can learn a little HTML, CSS, Python, and Flask and use those skills to help your employment prospects - it’s a win-win! Let this method be your trigger to get that side hustle going and to share your ideas with the world, the tools are here, available, easy to learn and dirt cheap.

269 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 22, 2020

Reviews

[Stephen Muiruri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Read on Prototyping

- I liked the examples given and the ease with which the content in the book was delivered. There was also plenty of source code that made everything easy to grasp and comprehend.