Bio Generator Project

Overview

This is a simple web application built using Flask that generates bios based on user-selected traits, careers, and interests. The application allows users to select from predefined categories and generate a personalized bio. It’s a fun tool that can be used to quickly create bios for people with different characteristics and preferences.

Purpose

This project was created as a learning exercise to practice the basics of web development and Flask. Additionally, it is part of an internship assessment I received from WolfPack, which I worked on to demonstrate my ability to develop a simple, functional web application. The goal was to understand how to create a basic Flask web app with form handling, template rendering, and validations.

Features

• Career selection: Choose from various career options.
• Interest selection: Select an interest or hobby.
• Trait selection: Pick a personal trait.
• Randomized Bio Generation: Based on your choices, a bio is randomly generated from a set of predefined templates.
• Form Validation: Ensures that all fields are selected before submission.
• Simple, user-friendly interface for easy navigation and bio creation.

Technologies Used

• Python 3.x
• Flask (for web framework)
• HTML/CSS (for front-end)
• Jinja2 templating (used in Flask to dynamically render HTML pages)
• Git for version control
• GitHub for code hosting

Installation

Prerequisites

To run this project, you'll need:

• Python 3.x installed on your machine.
• pip (Python package installer).

Setup

Follow these steps to set up this on your local machine:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ShobanaVaishnavi/bio-generator-app.git
   cd bio-generator

2. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file and add a secret key:

   SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key

3. Run the Flask application:

   python app.py

   The app should now be running at http://127.0.0.1:5000/.

How to Use

1. Open the web application in your browser by navigating to http://127.0.0.1:5000/.
2. From the homepage, select a career, interest, and trait from the dropdown menus.
3. Click "Generate Bio" to see a customized bio based on your selections.
4. If any field is left blank, the application will prompt you to fill in all fields before proceeding.

Screenshots

Below are the screenshots of the Bio Generator web application:

Contributing

If you'd like to contribute to this project, feel free to fork the repository, create a new branch, and submit a pull request with your changes.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to WolfPack for the opportunity to work on this project as part of their internship assessment.

License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License. - see the LICENSE file for details.