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Reflex – Full-stack Web Apps in Pure Python

Reflex is a Python framework that enables you to build full-stack web applications entirely in Python, without requiring you to write frontend code in JavaScript. You can define your UI, backend logic, state management, and even deployment in Python — it handles compiling the frontend, managing the backend, and facilitating rapid development and deployment.


Installation:

pip install reflex
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Example usage:

import reflex as rx

class State(rx.State):
    count = 0

    def increment(self):
        self.count += 1

def index():
    return rx.vstack(
        rx.heading("Counter App"),
        rx.button("Increment", on_click=State.increment),
        rx.text(lambda: f"Current count: {State.count}")
    )

app = rx.App()
app.add_page(index, title="Counter")
app.compile()
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PyPI page: https://pypi.org/project/reflex/
GitHub page: https://github.com/reflex-dev/reflex


3 Project Ideas:

  1. Build a personal dashboard (tasks, calendar, notes) and deploy it as a web app.
  2. Develop a CRUD web application (e.g., blog or contacts manager) with all logic in Python.
  3. Create a real-time chat or collaboration portal where users see updates immediately (leveraging Reflex’s state management).

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