Python Programming Blueprints

Creating a sign-up page

We will start these new features by adding the ability for new users to sign up. In web_server.py, add the following new class:

class SignUpView(MethodView): 
 
    def get(self): 
        return render_template('sign_up.html') 

This new SignUpView class will be responsible for dealing with the sign-up process. We've added a get method, which will simply render the sign_up.html template that we will create later.

At the end of the web_server.py module, create the following URL rule:

app.add_url_rule( 
    '/sign_up', view_func=SignUpView.as_view('sign_up') 
) 

As you probably already know, this will direct all requests to /sign_up to our new SignUpView class.

Now let's create our new template. In the templates folder, create a new file, ...