Uploading Files with Flask - Everything You Need to Know

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In this video you'll learn how to upload files using Flask, how to limit file uploads to images only, how to set a maximum upload file size, and how to serve and display uploaded images in a Flask template.
0:00 - Project setup
0:59 - Build the HTML form
2:07 - Create the upload route in Flask
6:10 - Make filenames more secure
8:17 - Make sure a file is selected before uploading
9:16 - Use os.path.join() to improve the code
10:24 - Create app config variables
11:18 - Limit the maximum upload file size
14:18 - Only allow images to be uploaded
17:18 - Display uploaded images in the template
24:35 - Ideas for future improvements
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PROJECT CODE (STYLES.CSS INCLUDED)
github.com/LukePeters/flask-f...
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