https://github.com/mdeous/shorty

An URL shortener written in Python using the Flask framework
https://github.com/mdeous/shorty

flask python url-shortener

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An URL shortener written in Python using the Flask framework

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mdeous/shorty
• Owner: mdeous
• Archived: true
• Created: 2011-09-29T13:05:53.000Z (over 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2012-04-26T10:21:56.000Z (almost 13 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-01T22:57:18.575Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: flask, python, url-shortener
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 446 KB
• Stars: 36
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 9
• Open Issues: 9
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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## Introduction

Shorty is an URL shortener written in Python using the Flask framework.

## Dependencies

- Flask==0.8

- Flask-WTF

- Flask-SQLAlchemy

- Flask-Script (only needed to run the application from the `manage.py` script)

## Running it

Install the required dependencies with `pip`

    pip install -r requirements.txt

Set up the database

    python manage.py syncdb

and then, to run it with the Flask's development server, use the `manage.py` script

    python manage.py runserver

To run the application in a production environment, refer to [Flask's documentation]

(http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/deploying/)

about deployment options.