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Notes on Google Authentication with Flask

There are many ways to set up Google Authentication with Flask. I found 3 self-contained guides using completely different methods, and I played with all 3 to find their strong points and problems. This blog documents those observations: 1. Create a Flask Application With Google Login Why you should try this: good explanations that help you understand the OAuth workflow part of Real Python's larger Flask tutorial. Although I did not use it, it might be good to see how it fits into the larger framework uses [flask-login](https://github.com/maxcountryman/flask-login) module which counts Flask personalities like David Baumgold and Miguel Grinberg as contributors, so current implementation as well as future developments are/will be tightly integrated with the Flask framework Why you might not end up using this implementation: simpler