Learn Core Python in 90 Days: A Beginner’s Guide

Day 46: Enhancing Web App Interactivity with JavaScript and AJAX in Flask

Welcome to Day 46 of our 90-day journey to learn core Python! In the previous blog post, we explored user authentication and authorization in Flask using the Flask-Login extension. Today, we’re stepping up our web development game by enhancing web app interactivity with JavaScript and AJAX in Flask. Let’s make our web apps dynamic and responsive!

Introduction to JavaScript and AJAX

JavaScript is a widely-used programming language for building interactive and dynamic web applications. AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a set of web development techniques that allow you to send and receive data from a server without needing to refresh the entire web page.

Including JavaScript in Your Flask Templates

You can include JavaScript code in your Flask templates using the <script> tag. For example:

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