UWA Workflows in GitHub - Hands On Lab

Overview

This GitHub repository deploys a simple Python Flask web application.

Assumptions

• You have Python 3.x installed on your local machine.
• You have PIP3 Python package manager installed on your local machine.
• You have the Virtual Python Environment builder installed on your local machine.

Setting Up Your Development Environment

1. Create a new Python virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv .venv

2. Activate the virtual environment:

   source .venv/bin/activate

3. Install the required Python dependencies:

   pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Usage

After creating and configuring your virtual environment, run the following command to start the Python Flask web application:

python3 application.py

Next, open a web browser and navigate to:

http://127.0.0.1:5000

Unit Tests

After creating and configuring your virtual environment, run the following command to run the unit tests:

pytest

Alternatively, you can run the unit tests in the Testing extension of Visual Studio Code.