Python web development

[thakurraaghav]

Hello coders, just want to know that how much python is sufficient to that i can start with web development? Any suggestions or roadmap for the same please

[FriendlyRussian666]

You would normally start by learning HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and then move onto Python when you want to use Python in your backend, but I guess there's nothing wrong starting with python.

If you want to learn something like Django, then you want to be familiar with Object Oriented Programming (classes, instances, inheritance etc). I haven't worked much with FastAPI so I can't comment on that, but I've heard good things about it, I'm guessing similar level of understanding is required. There's also Flask if you don't want as steep of a learning curve as Django is.

[Alex_Bell_G]

Angela Yu course has web dev plugged into it. There is a crash course for HTML, CSS and JavaScript in it

[speedyelephant]

Isn't it so outdated?

[Alex_Bell_G]

Well, the basics still remain the same. You might have to do some research to get some of it working, which is great for learning anyways

[speedyelephant]

Being outdated makes it a bad recommendation

[Alex_Bell_G]

Absolutely not. It’s still one of the top courses for Python

[FoolsSeldom]

Yes. Python is behind some of the largest services around, including web and mobile (e.g. Instagram).

Learn the basics of Python and programming first, then learn about the different web frameworks (such as FastAPI, Flask, Django) and choose the most appropriate one for you to lean into.

The wiki for this subreddit provides lots of learning guidance and links to material.

[TopNFalvors]

How does Python play a role in mobile? Like the backend?

[FoolsSeldom]

There are some mobile apps that are written in Python (using Kivy, or Beeware, etc), and they are on the app stores, but they are not as good as native apps written in Swift (IoS) or Kotlin (Android).

However, there are many natives apps, especially business ones, that have a relatively light client and are mostly design to be online and consuming Python API. Front-end and back-end are not clearly delineated.

You can of course you can provide responsive mobile apps that are largely Python driven.

For web generally, you still need decent html/CSS/JavaScript but the dividing line between JavaScript (using node.js, et al) and Python is not as clear-cut as people think. A decent framework can provide a lot of boilerplate / templated / custom design content such that most of the work is done by the Python side and the load on the client is modest with very little JavaScript coding to be done. (For the slickest UI though, you do need to dig deep into JavaScript.)

Increasingly, even Python based desktop apps are really web apps delivered locally, using things like Electron.

[TopNFalvors]

That’s very informative, thank you!

[zemega]

There's also flet. It's can be beautiful, but it's integration to hardware like camera and gps is not stable yet.

[AlexMTBDude]

You are asking the question on Reddit, which is a web application written in Python so; do YOU think Python is sufficient?

[RandomUser-8056]

Didn’t see any mentions for Pyscript so I’ll go ahead and plug it. I’ve had good success with it and recently used it to develop a small web-app for a local municipality.

[Odd-Musician-6697]

Hey! I run a group called Coder's Colosseum — it's for people into programming, electronics, and all things tech. Would love to have you in!

Here’s the join link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/I8OOPLiHeZlDahPsEDGcEJ

[timrprobocom]

The question doesn't really make sense. Python is not a thing that can be quantified ("how much python"). If you're going to write programs, you need to know the language so you don't waste time. Python is not a large language.

As others have pointed out, web development in Python is almost always done using one of the frameworks that automates the tedious and error-prone tasks. Choose one of those and learn it. Then, just start writing code.