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@ -23,11 +23,22 @@ applications because changes on these thread-local objects can happen
anywhere in the same thread.
Flask provides some tools to deal with the downsides of this approach but
it might be an issue for larger applications. Flask is also based on
convention over configuration, which means that many things are
preconfigured and will work well for smaller applications but not so well
for larger ones. For example, by convention, templates and static files
are in subdirectories within the Python source tree of the application.
it might be an issue for larger applications because in theory
modifications on these objects might happen anywhere in the same thread.
Flask is also based on convention over configuration, which means that
many things are preconfigured. For example, by convention, templates and
static files are in subdirectories within the Python source tree of the
application.
The main reason however why Flask is called a "microframework" is the idea
to keep the core simple but extensible. There is database abstraction
layer, no form validation or anything else where different libraries
already exist that can handle that. However Flask knows the concept of
extensions that can add this functionality into your application as if it
was implemented in Flask itself. There are currently extensions for
object relational mappers, form validation, upload handling, various open
authentication technologies and more.
However Flask is not much code and built in a very solid foundation and
with that very easy to adapt for large applications. If you are
@ -69,20 +80,3 @@ probing for ways to fill your database with spam, links to malicious
software, and the like.
So always keep security in mind when doing web development.
Target Audience
---------------
Is Flask for you? If your application is small or medium sized and does
not depend on very complex database structures, Flask is the Framework for
you. It was designed from the ground up to be easy to use, and built on
the firm foundation of established principles, good intentions, and
mature, widely used libraries. Recent versions of Flask scale nicely
within reasonable bounds, and if you grow larger, you won't have any
trouble adjusting Flask for your new application size.
If you suddenly discover that your application grows larger than
originally intended, head over to the :ref:`becomingbig` section to see
some possible solutions for larger applications.
Satisfied? Then let's proceed with :ref:`installation`.