Best Practices Cheat Sheet for Flask-PyMongo

This tutorial was written by João Araújo . Introduction Starting a project is always a challenge. Naming the first things, deciding on a project structure, what stack to use, and even where we want that project to go. While it is important to have most of it planned, if we are unsure or lack visibility into the project's direction, we should use the right tools to navigate any challenges that may arise. The ability to build applications that evolve over time is a strength of both MongoDB and Flask. If you are starting a project today and are not sure how fast it will grow, or if you just need quick prototyping, MongoDB performance aligned with Flask should be considered. If you are here just for the cheat sheet, it is at the end - but consider reading through to understand the “whys” behind it. What is MongoDB? MongoDB is an open-source NoSQL database that stores and manages data using flexible document-oriented structures rather than the traditional tables and rows of relational datab