Python Flask to password protect website with .htaccess similar to PHP

Question

My google search leads me to these articles 01 02

With 01 I don't know how to use it; recieving error

ImportError: No module named flask.ext.htpasswd

With 02, it seems to be incomplete.

So how can we protect website with .htaccess password similarly the way we do with PHP website?

For your first method, you need to first install `flask-htpasswd`: `pip install flask-htpasswd`. — hjpotter92, Aug 18 '16 at 06:04
Please add your comment as an answer to get accepted. Thank you. — Nam G VU, Aug 18 '16 at 10:50

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 18 '16 at 14:44

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Both those solutions are perfectly correct. For the first, as has already been established, you need to install the flask-htpasswd extension first:

pip install flask-htpasswd

For the second, you'll need to show your implementation. But basically, the method requires you to create a custom decorator which asks for the authentication. You can extend it further by storing a logged in user's credentials inside the sessions.

answered Aug 18 '16 at 14:44

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Though I cannot get it work on AWS EB; it works on AWS EC2. Details as another question here http://stackoverflow.com/q/39031017/248616 – Nam G VU Aug 19 '16 at 04:17

Python Flask to password protect website with .htaccess similar to PHP

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