Flask

Converting Flask App Starter Into Django

by Archie To, 28 October 2022

My goal in this project is to convert a Flask skeleton code into Django.

• The source code for Flask app (initial product): https://gitlab.com/dleske/oft
• The source code for Django app (final product): https://gitlab.com/uvic-arcsoft/strap/app-starter-django

The blog will summarize my takes on Flask and Django.

Authentication transformation

1. Authentication system in the Flask code:

Flask code authenticates users by checking the HTTP request header “X-Forwarded-User”. There are four levels of authentication and authorization in the Flask code: