Lesson 12.3: Deploying ML Models with Flask / Streamlit
🔹 Deploying with Flask
Flask is a lightweight web framework for creating APIs to serve ML models.
Steps:
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Install Flask
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Create Flask App
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Test the API
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Send POST requests using Postman or Python requests.
🔹 Deploying with Streamlit
Streamlit allows you to create interactive web apps easily.
Steps:
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Install Streamlit
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Create App
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Run App
🔹 Advantages
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Flask → Flexible, API-focused, suitable for integration.
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Streamlit → Quick, interactive apps, ideal for demos and portfolios.
🔹 Limitations
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Flask → Requires frontend or API client.
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Streamlit → Not ideal for large-scale production deployment.
✅ Quick Recap:
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Use Flask for API-based deployment.
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Use Streamlit for interactive, user-friendly apps.
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Both make your ML models accessible to users.
