Test-Driven Development with Python, Flask, and Docker


Learn how to build, test, and deploy a microservice powered by Python, Flask, and Docker!

"Code without tests is broken by design." - Jacob Kaplan-Moss

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Develop a RESTful API with Python, Flask, and Flask-RESTPlus
  2. Practice Test-Driven Development
  3. Test a Flask app with Pytest
  4. Containerize Flask and Postgres inside a Docker container
  5. Run unit and integration tests with code coverage inside a Docker container
  6. Check your code for any code quality issues via a linter
  7. Configure GitLab CI for continuous integration and deployment
  8. Speed up a Docker-based CI build with Docker Cache
  9. Deploy Flask, Gunicorn, and Postgres to Heroku with Docker
  10. Parameterize test functions and mock functionality in tests with Pytest
  11. Run tests in parallel with pytest-xdist
  12. Configure Flask-Admin with SQLAlchemy models
  13. Document a RESTful API with Swagger/OpenAPI

Tools and Technologies

  1. Python
  2. Flask
  3. Docker
  4. Postgres
  5. Pytest
  6. Flask-RESTPlus
  7. Flask-SQLAlchemy
  8. Gunicorn
  9. Coverage.py
  10. flake8
  11. Black
  12. isort
  13. HTTPie
  14. Flask-Admin
  15. GitLab
  16. Heroku
  17. Swagger/OpenAPI

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Prerequisites

This is not a beginner course. It's designed for the advanced-beginner -- someone with at least six months of web development experience. Before beginning, you should have some familiarity with the following topics. Refer to these resources for more info:

Topic Resource
Docker Get started with Docker
Docker Compose Get started with Docker Compose
Flask Flaskr TDD

Demo

Info

  • Current version: 2.0.0
  • Last updated: December 31st, 2019
  • Author:  Michael Herman

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Changelog
  • Getting Started
  • Docker Config
  • Postgres Setup
  • Pytest Setup
  • Flask Blueprints
  • RESTful Routes
  • Deployment
  • Code Coverage and Quality
  • Continuous Integration
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Remaining Routes
  • Pytest Monkeypatching
  • Flask Admin
  • API Documentation
  • Workflow




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