Full Stack Web Apps With Nothing But Python

What if you could build a full-stack web app, from UI to database, with nothing but Python? This talk shows you how.

#1about 5 minutes

The complexity of modern full-stack web development

Traditional web application stacks require multiple languages, frameworks, and data transformations, which introduces complexity and potential for bugs.

#2about 5 minutes

Replacing the entire web stack with Python

Anvil simplifies web development by replacing the entire stack of abstractions with Python for the database, server, client, and UI.

#3about 5 minutes

Live demo building a full-stack app with Anvil

A step-by-step demonstration shows how to build a web app with a drag-and-drop UI, client-side logic, and server functions.

#4about 5 minutes

Connecting the UI to a Python-based database

The demo continues by creating a data table, storing user input from the UI, and then retrieving and displaying that data in a formatted grid.

#5about 4 minutes

How Anvil compiles Python to run in the browser

Anvil uses the Skulpt transpiler to convert Python to JavaScript, solving the challenge of blocking operations by wrapping function states in 'suspensions'.

#6about 4 minutes

Implementing fast, full-stack autocompletion in the browser

The autocompleter runs entirely in the browser by using Skulpt to parse a live abstract syntax tree, providing fast suggestions across the entire stack.

#7about 2 minutes

Anvil's design philosophy for accessible and powerful tools

The framework aims to be simple enough for novices while remaining powerful enough for professionals, embracing code as the best way to instruct a computer.

#8about 3 minutes

Q&A on local development, PyScript, and scaling apps

Questions from the audience are answered, covering topics like using a local editor with Git, the future of PyScript, and strategies for building larger applications.