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< h1 > Make the Project Installable< a class = "headerlink" href = "#make-the-project-installable" title = "Link to this heading" > ¶< / a > < / h1 >
< p > Making your project installable means that you can build a < em > wheel< / em > file and install that
in another environment, just like you installed Flask in your project’
This makes deploying your project the same as installing any other library, so you’
using all the standard Python tools to manage everything.< / p >
< p > Installing also comes with other benefits that might not be obvious from
the tutorial or as a new Python user, including:< / p >
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< li > < p > Currently, Python and Flask understand how to use the < code class = "docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > flaskr< / span > < / code >
package only because you’ ’
Installing means you can import it no matter where you run from.< / p > < / li >
< li > < p > You can manage your project’
do, so < code class = "docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > pip< / span > < span class = "pre" > install< / span > < span class = "pre" > yourproject.whl< / span > < / code > installs them.< / p > < / li >
< li > < p > Test tools can isolate your test environment from your development
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< p class = "admonition-title" > Note< / p >
< p > This is being introduced late in the tutorial, but in your future
projects you should always start with this.< / p >
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< h2 > Describe the Project< a class = "headerlink" href = "#describe-the-project" title = "Link to this heading" > ¶< / a > < / h2 >
< p > The < code class = "docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > pyproject.toml< / span > < / code > file describes your project and how to build it.< / p >
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< span class = "n" > name< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s2" > " flaskr" < / span >
< span class = "n" > version< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s2" > " 1.0.0" < / span >
< span class = "n" > description< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s2" > " The basic blog app built in the Flask tutorial." < / span >
< span class = "n" > dependencies< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "p" > [< / span >
< span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s2" > " flask" < / span > < span class = "p" > ,< / span >
< span class = "p" > ]< / span >
< span class = "k" > [build-system]< / span >
< span class = "n" > requires< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "p" > [< / span > < span class = "s2" > " flit_core< 4" < / span > < span class = "p" > ]< / span >
< span class = "n" > build-backend< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "o" > =< / span > < span class = "w" > < / span > < span class = "s2" > " flit_core.buildapi" < / span >
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< p > See the official < a class = "reference external" href = "https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/packaging-projects/" > Packaging tutorial< / a > for more
explanation of the files and options used.< / p >
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< h2 > Install the Project< a class = "headerlink" href = "#install-the-project" title = "Link to this heading" > ¶< / a > < / h2 >
< p > Use < code class = "docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > pip< / span > < / code > to install your project in the virtual environment.< / p >
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< p > This tells pip to find < code class = "docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > pyproject.toml< / span > < / code > in the current directory and install the
project in < em > editable< / em > or < em > development< / em > mode. Editable mode means that as you make
changes to your local code, you’
about the project, such as its dependencies.< / p >
< p > You can observe that the project is now installed with < code class = "docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > pip< / span > < span class = "pre" > list< / span > < / code > .< / p >
< div class = "highlight-none notranslate" > < div class = "highlight" > < pre > < span > < / span > $ pip list
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Package Version Location
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click 6.7
Flask 1.0
flaskr 1.0.0 /home/user/Projects/flask-tutorial
itsdangerous 0.24
Jinja2 2.10
MarkupSafe 1.0
pip 9.0.3
Werkzeug 0.14.1
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< p > Nothing changes from how you’
< code class = "docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > --app< / span > < / code > is still set to < code class = "docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > flaskr< / span > < / code > and < code class = "docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > flask< / span > < span class = "pre" > run< / span > < / code > still runs
the application, but you can call it from anywhere, not just the
< code class = "docutils literal notranslate" > < span class = "pre" > flask-tutorial< / span > < / code > directory.< / p >
< p > Continue to < a class = "reference internal" href = "tests.html" > < span class = "doc" > Test Coverage< / span > < / a > .< / p >
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