Transition from a back-end developer to a full-stack developer with knowledge of all the dimensions of web application development, namely, front-end, back-end and server-side software. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Streamlit, allowing developers and programmers of all backgrounds to get up to speed in as little time as possible. 

Streamlit is a pure Python web framework that will bridge the skills gap and shorten development time from weeks to hours. This book walks you through the complete cycle of web application development, from an introductory to advanced level with accompanying source code and resources. You will be exposed to developing basic, intermediate, and sophisticated user interfaces and subsequently you will be acquainted with data visualization, database systems, application security, and cloud deployment in Streamlit.  

In a market with a surplus demand for full stack developers, this skill set could not possibly come at a better time. In one sentence, Streamlit is a means for the empowerment of developers everywhere and all stand to gain from it.

 What You’ll Learn

• Mutate big data in real-time
• Visualize big data interactively
• Implement web application security and privacy protocols
• Deploy Streamlit web applications to the cloud using Streamlit, Linux and Windows servers

 Who is this Book for?

Developers with solid programming experience wanting to learn Streamlit; Back-end developers looking to upskill and transition to become a full-stack developers; Those who wish to learn and become more acquainted with data visualization, database systems, security and cloud deployment with Steamlit

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Streamlit Chapter 2: Streamlit Basics 

Chapter 3: Architecting the User Interface Chapter 4: Data Management and Visualization Chapter 5: Database Integration 

Chapter 6: Leveraging Backend Servers 

Chapter 7: Implementing Session State 

Chapter 8: Authentication and Application Security 

Chapter 9: Deploying Locally and to the Cloud Chapter 10: Building Streamlit Components 

Chapter 11: Streamlit Use Cases 

Chapter 12: Streamlit at Work 

Appendix A: Streamlit Application Program Interface 

About the Authors

Mohammad Khorasani A hybrid of an engineer and a computer scientist with a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M Uni­versity, and a Master’s in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mohammad specializes in developing and implement­ing software solutions for the advancement of renewable energy systems and services at Iberdrola. In addition, he develops robotic devices using embed­ded systems and rapid prototyping technologies. He is also an avid blog-ger of STEM related topics on Towards Data Science - a Medium publica­tion.

Mohamed Abdou A Software Engineer with diverse academic and indus­trial exposure. A graduate of Computer Engineering from Qatar Uni­versity, and currently a SDE at Amazon. Mohamed has built a variety of open source tools used by tens of thousands in the Streamlit commu­nity. He led the first Google Developer Student Club in Qatar, and rep­resented Qatar University in national and international programming contests. He is a a cyber security enthusiast, and was ranked 2nd nationwide in bug bounty hunting in Qatar in 2020 among under 25 year old’s.

Javier Hernandez Fernandez specializes in the area of technology innovation and brings over twenty years of practical experience in overseeing the design and delivery of technological developments on behalf of multi-national compa­nies in the fields of IT, telecom, and utilities. He publishes extensively, speaks at conferences around the world, and spends his days wading through piles of academic papers in the hope of finding something interesting. He holds Mas­ters’ degrees in both Energy Management and Project Management, in addition to a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Ottawa.