Backend Development with Flask and SQL

What is Flask API development?

• Flask API development is the process of building web APIs using the Flask framework in Python.

• Flask API development is a database management system

• Flask API development is a framework for front-end web development

• Flask API development is a process of building mobile applications

How can Flask Alchemy be integrated into a Flask application?

• Integrate Flask-SQL, establish database connection, define routes, and handle requests.

• Use Flask-Postgres, set up database connection, define schemas, and seed data.

• Install Flask-MySQL, configure database URI, create models, and run migrations.

• Install Flask-SQLAlchemy, configure database URI, create models, and create database tables.

Give an example of a SQL statement in GET request.

• INSERT INTO users (name) VALUES ('Alice')

• DELETE FROM users WHERE id = 1

• UPDATE users SET name = 'John'

• SELECT * FROM users

What are the following items being stored in config.py?

• SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI

• UPLOAD_FOLDER_PATH

• SESSION

• ROUTING

What are some database management tasks that can be done with Flask?

• writing code

• Connecting to databases, executing queries, handling transactions, managing database migrations

• Creating animations

• designing websites

How can you design a RESTful API using Flask?

• Define routes for resources, specify allowed HTTP methods, use Flask-RESTful extension, follow REST principles

• Define routes without specifying HTTP methods

• Use Django instead of Flask

• Ignore REST principles

How can you handle errors in a Flask application?

• By ignoring errors completely

• By using try-catch blocks in the code

• By uninstalling Flask

• By restarting the server

Explain the role of decorators in Flask routing.

• Decorators are used to define URL routes and bind them to functions

• Decorators are used for styling web pages

• Decorators are used for handling database connections

• Decorators are used for managing server configurations