3. Manipulating a Database with SQLAlchemy

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

• Use the pgAdmin tool to manage a database
• Manipulate a database using SQLAlchemy
• Create database tables using Flask-Migrate
• Persist data into a database
• Hash confidential password data

This chapter covers using SQLAlchemy to access a database, including building a model, encrypting the password, ensuring each email is unique, and then saving the recipe data in the database.