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// Flask //
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web development, one drop at a time
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~ What is Flask?
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Flask is a microframework for Python based on Werkzeug
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and Jinja2. It's intended for small scale applications
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and was developed with best intentions in mind.
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~ Is it ready?
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It's still not 1.0 but it's shaping up nicely and is
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already widely used. Consider the API to slightly
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improve over time but we don't plan on breaking it.
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~ What do I need?
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Jinja 2.4 and Werkzeug 0.6.1. `pip` or `easy_install` will
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install them for you if you do `easy_install Flask`.
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I encourage you to use a virtualenv. Check the docs for
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complete installation and usage instructions.
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~ Where are the docs?
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Go to http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/ for a prebuilt version
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of the current documentation. Otherwise build them yourself
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from the sphinx sources in the docs folder.
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~ Where are the tests?
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Good that you're asking. The tests are in the
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flask/testsuite package. To run the tests use the
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`run-tests.py` file:
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$ python run-tests.py
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If it's not enough output for you, you can use the
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`--verbose` flag:
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$ python run-tests.py --verbose
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If you just want one particular testcase to run you can
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provide it on the command line:
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$ python run-tests.py test_to_run
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~ Where can I get help?
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Either use the #pocoo IRC channel on irc.freenode.net or
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ask on the mailinglist: http://flask.pocoo.org/mailinglist/
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