Project X #16 ~ Building a Real-Time Chat App with Flask and Socket.io

Build a real-time chat app with Python Flask and Socket.IO — step-by-step guide to live messaging, chat rooms, private chats, and interactive web apps for beginners.

Imagine a chat app where people can talk to each other live—messages show up right away, conversations are neatly organized into rooms, and private chats happen smoothly without any hiccups.

It might sound easy, but there’s actually a lot happening behind the scenes to make everything work. In this project, we’re going to walk through how to build that kind of real-time chat app from scratch using Python and JavaScript.

Whether you’re just starting out with web development or want to get better at building full-stack apps, this guide will take you through each step.

You’ll see how to use Flask with Socket.IO to handle live messaging, and how some frontend code makes it all come alive in the browser.

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By the time you’re done, you won’t just have a chat app that works—you’ll understand how modern web applications connect people instantly and manage complex interactions behind the scenes.

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