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Alin Climente
Alin Climente

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Flask for creating desktop apps (no Electronjs)

#python3 #flask #pyside #electronjs

Yep, you read that well desktop applications using Python and web technologies.

First, install this library:

pip install flaskwebgui
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Bellow you have the usage of flaskwebgui:

#main.py

from flask import Flask  
from flask import render_template
from flaskwebgui import FlaskUI # import FlaskUI

app = Flask(__name__)
ui = FlaskUI(app, width=500, height=500) # add app and parameters


@app.route("/")
def hello():  
    return render_template('index.html')

@app.route("/home", methods=['GET'])
def home(): 
    return render_template('some_page.html')


if __name__ == "__main__":
    # app.run() for debug
    ui.run()
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Alternatively, next to main.py create a file called gui.py and add the following contents:

#gui.py

from flaskwebgui import FlaskUI
from main import app

FlaskUI(app, width=600, height=500).run()
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Next start the application with:

python main.py 
#or
python gui.py #in case you created gui.py
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Application will start chrome in app mode, flask will be served by waitress.

And that's all!

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Rizwan Hasan •

It would become more awesome if you've added screenshots.