README.md

Blog-app

Pen Speaks Blog

A Home for Creatives

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Table of Contents

1. About Pen Speaks Blog
   • Built With
2. Lessons Learned
3. Directions For Use
   • Prerequisites
   • Installation
4. Contact
5. Acknowledgments

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About Pen Speaks Blog

Pen Speaks is a blog app for writers and creatives to express themselves and get audience. It is also for people who love to read and consume different genre of articles.

Pen Speaks Blog was built as an exam project by Munachi Elekwa, a Backend Engineering student at AltSchool Africa who loves solving problems with code, over a cup(or two) of yoghurt parfait.

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Built With:

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Improved Skills

Creating this blog helped me learn and practice:

• Web Design
• Debugging
• Routing
• Database Management
• Internet Security
• User Authentication
• User Authorization
• Flash Messaging
• Documentation

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Directions for Use

To get a local copy up and running, follow the steps below.

Prerequisites

Python3: Get Python

Installation

1. Clone this repo

   git clone https://github.com/Munaelekwa/Pen-Speaks-blog.git

2. Activate the virtual environment

   source env/scripts/activate

3. Install project packages

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run Flask

   flask run

5. Open the link generated in the terminal on a browser

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Contact

Munachiso Elekwa - @Munaelekwa - [email protected]

Project Link: Pen Speaks Blog

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Acknowledgements

I'm Thankful for resources and insight from:

• Google
• AltSchool Africa School of Engineering
• Caleb Emelike's Flask Lessons
• Othneil Drew's README Template
• Stack Overflow

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