@app.route("/api/v1/logs/<int:log_id>/", methods=["GET"]) As I understand, Flask will only match numeric parameters and give an int directly if we use int:..., but I’m wondering if this is actually the "right" way to do things in a RESTful Flask app. So my question is, is it preferable to let Flask handle those at the route layer or should I instead accept everything perform my own checks and conversions? Are there performance or security implications to moving that logic into the route definition versus doing it in the function code? And, are there any case scenarios that I should be careful about when relying on URL converters? Any guidance on best practices here would be really helpful. Continue reading...
