How to install flask on Ubuntu 20.04?
Hi, in this tutorial we are going to see how to set up the flask framework on Ubuntu. But before installing the flask will see the quick intro about flask.
What is flask?
Flask is a micro web framework. It does not have its own database and library dependency like the Django. For the newbie it is the good to start with flask framework.
Now We see How to setup the flask on Ubuntu machine using python. There are two ways to setup flask on the Ubuntu20.04 machine
- Direct installation using the pip
- Installation using the virtual environment
Direct installation using pip
Then benefit for ubuntu20.04 is, It come with preinstall python3.6 version so you need not struggle for setup python unlike the previous version
Step 1: First update your Ubuntu system using the following command
sudo apt update -y
2: Install flask using pip command
pip3 install flask
Step 3: To verify flask is installed use the following command
flask --version
Installation using the virtual environment
In second method we are going to see installation of flask using virtual environment.
Step 1: First create a folder and enter to the folder using the following command
mkdir Project && cd Project
Command explanation:
mkdir – mkdir means make directory/folder
cd – cd means change directory/folder
In the above command we are executing two commands at a time the first command is creating directory/folder by name Project and then entering that directory/folder.
Once we enter to this directory now we are ready to install virtual environment.
What is virtual environment?
Virtual environment is nothing but a wrapper/folder which holds all your libraries and project dependency related to your project.
Step 2: create a virtual environment using python3 command
python3 -m venv projectven
Command explanation:
python3: we are creating virtual environment for python3
-m: -m means make
Venv: venv stand for virtual environment
Projectven: is the name of your virtual environment.
Now you need to install python3-venv to create a virtual environment using the following command.
sudo apt-get install python3-venv
Now execute the following command
python3 -m venv projectven
Step 3: Now you need to activate your virtual environment using following command
source projectven/bin/activate
once your virtual environment is activated it will show you (projectven) at the beginning of your command
Step 4: Now you are ready to install flask in virtual environment. Use the following command
pip3 install flask
Step 5: To confirm that flask is installed, run:
flask --version
Thanks for reading !!! if you face any issue ask in a comment
