# realpython/discover-flask

Full Stack Web Development with Flask.

Repository: https://github.com/realpython/discover-flask
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/discover-flask
Homepage: http://discoverflask.com
Language: Python
License Family: other
Last push: 2020-09-30T17:21:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4474, "days_push": 2163, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4547, forks 791 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:53.241684+00:00)

## What it is
A tutorial series and companion source code repository teaching full stack web development with the Flask micro web framework. It walks through building a web app step by step, from static pages and authentication to databases, testing, and deployment.

## Use cases
- learn flask web development from scratch
- tutorial on building a full stack python web app
- how to add user authentication in flask
- flask sqlalchemy database example
- deploy a flask app to heroku
- learn flask template inheritance and unit testing

## When to choose
- you are a beginner wanting a guided, video-based Flask course
- you want to learn full stack Flask concepts incrementally with tagged checkpoints
- you prefer learning by following along with source code per lesson

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready Flask starter or boilerplate
- you want up-to-date practices - the series is old and no longer maintained
- you are not using Python or Flask

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: web-framework, templating, auth, orm, testing
- domain: web-development, tutorials
- platform: python
- tags: flask, tutorial-series, video-course, full-stack, real-python, python, web-server

## Member repositories
- realpython/discover-flask (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:53.241684+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:20:06.427116+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/realpython/discover-flask (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:53.241684+00:00, sha 1e74b5dcc174)
  - homepage: http://discoverflask.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:51.485743+00:00, sha 010ff03966c6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.