Simple Python/Flask/NGINX Server Boilerplate

Initial Setup

• Some container running software. Ex:

  • Docker Desktop
  • Rancher Desktop
  • Minikube
  • Podman
  • Colima (Mac/Linux Only)

• Python 3.11 install. Ex:

  • Direct installation from Python.org

    • Recommendation: Use a virtual environment when possibly to not pollute your global python install when using a direct python installation:

      # this creates a new virtual env
      # should only need to do this once
      $ python3 -m venv venv

      # activate the environment so that the python command points to the executable in venv/bin
      $ source venv/bin/activate

  • Using Poetry

  • Python 3 Docker Image

Running Tests

• Direct installation (assuming venv activated):

  (venv) $ pytest

• Poetry

  poetry run pytest