Deploying Flask Apps Using Python Anywhere - Updated Method

📦 Python Anywhere is a platform that allows you to easily host Python web apps, including Flask apps.

💰 Python Anywhere offers both free and paid plans, with the free account being sufficient for most purposes.

🔑 To deploy a Flask app on Python Anywhere, you need to create an account, access the dashboard, and upload your code.

🔒 Create a new private repository on GitHub and connect it to the local repository using git commands.

📥 Push the code from the local repository to PythonAnywhere using git commands.

🔗 Start a console on PythonAnywhere to bring the code from the repository.

📁 Clone the repository using git clone

🔧 Create a virtual environment using MK virtualenv and install project libraries

💻 Ensure the latest version of Python is used for the virtual environment

📗 Use manual configuration and select Python 3.8 for the virtual environment.

🌐 After setting up the app, click on the provided link to see 'hello world' and confirm the setup.

⚙️ Manage settings by entering the virtual environment name and path to the source code.

🔑 Specify the path of the Flask app directory and import the necessary files.

👩‍💻 Use the application factory pattern to create the app and set it as 'application' instead of 'app'.

🔄 Reload the app to check for errors and fix them.

🔍 Analyzing error logs to identify and fix issues in the Flask app.

🔧 Loading environment variables into the Python Anywhere environment.

💻 Setting the static directory for the Flask app.

📌 Deploying Flask apps using Python Anywhere allows for serving static files from the file system and configuring settings like HTTP and password protection.

📌 When using the application factory pattern, it is important to import the create app function and use it to create an object called 'application' instead of 'app'.

📌 If using Python env, additional code needs to be added to ensure its functionality.