Overview:
This product is a full stack web application that is built using popular web technologies like NPM, Webpack, React, and Python. It provides a walkthrough on how to build a basic web application from scratch. The application consists of a Python backend and a React frontend, and it demonstrates how to pass data between the two.
Features:
- NPM: The application utilizes NPM as a package manager to download and install the necessary dependencies for the project.
- Webpack: Webpack is used for module bundling, allowing for efficient management and organization of the frontend code.
- React: The frontend of the application is built using React, a popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces. React allows for the creation of reusable components and efficient rendering of UI elements.
Installation:
To run this application, follow these steps:
- Clone the repository to your local machine.
- Make sure you have npm, Python, and pip installed on your machine.
- Navigate to the
fullstack_template/staticdirectory and run the commandnpm installto install the dependencies listed in thepackage.jsonfile. - In the same directory, start the npm watcher by running the command
npm run watch. This will build the frontend code. - Create a python virtualenv.
- Install Flask by running the command
pip install flask. - Navigate to the
serverdirectory and run the commandpython server.pyto start the server.
Summary:
This full stack web application allows users to build a basic web application using NPM, Webpack, React, and Python. It provides a step-by-step guide on how to install and run the application. The application demonstrates how to pass data between the Python backend and the React frontend.