Creating your First App on Linux with Python and Flask | Linux Today

Creating your First App on Linux with Python and Flask

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 19, 2014

Whether playing on Linux or working on Linux there is high chance you have come across a program written in python.

Back in college I wish they thought us Python instead of Java like they do today, it’s fun to learn and useful in building practical applications like the yum package manager. In this tutorial I will take you through how I built a simple application which displays useful information like memory usage per process, CPU percentage etc using python and a micro framework called flask.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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