This is CS50 Finance! A Full-Stack Web App made with Python, Javascript, Flask, and SQLite.

Final project from Harvard's Introduction to Computer Science CS50 Web track. The first course of a two part, 24-week program in Professional Web Programming.

🙋‍♂️ Introduction

• This is a Web application with which you can quote and simulate trading of stocks in real-time. Using the IEX API to query the latest stock data, you are able to manage your own stock portfolio with an embeded SQLite database.

⚡ Technology

• Front-End
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Bootstrap
• Back-End
  • Javascript
  • Python
  • SQLite

📜 Features

• User management with: Registration, login, logout, and session tracking.
• Database management with SQLite handling CRUD operations.
• Security such as password requirements, hashing, and error handling with all forms.
• Real-Time stock data with IEX API.

💡Lessons Learned

• Using HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap for visual design and accuity.
• Working with Python as well as Flask for a web application framework.
• Utilizing Werkzeug for security and password hashing
• Parsing data from API's and SQL queries.
• In-depth learning and use of common database CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete)

🚀 Getting Started

This project is available online Here, or if you want to run it locally follow the instructions below:

• You will need Python and Flask installed on your computer to run this application.
• In your terminal to install dependencies execute:

$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt

• Define application as Flask if needed:

Unix Bash (Linux, Mac, etc.):

$ export FLASK_APP=application.py

Windows CMD:

$ set FLASK_APP=application.py

• Finally to start the web server run:

$ flask run