Shopping Cart

Abstract

1. Introduction

A simple E-commerce website using Flask

2. Objective

A simple E-commerce website using Flask

This project demonstrates how Python, Flask can be applied to a real-world Full Stack Web Development problem.

4. Technology Stack

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• Python 3.8 or later
• pip / virtualenv for dependencies
• VS Code, PyCharm or Jupyter Notebook
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/HarshShah1997/Shopping-Cart.git
cd Shopping-Cart

1. Set up database by running database.py (Or you can reuse existing database included in the repo)
2. Run main.py
3. Enter localhost:5000 in the browser

docker run -p 5000:5000 shopping-cart

http://localhost:5000

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Add role-based access control
• Deploy on a VPS or cPanel hosting with a custom domain
• Add automated tests and a CI pipeline

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Explain the frontend, backend and database layers of this application.
2. How is user authentication and authorisation implemented?
3. Describe the main database tables / collections and their relationships.
4. Which REST APIs or routes are exposed and what do they return?
5. How would you deploy this application to production?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by HarshShah1997 and published on GitHub under the MIT License. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.