# Day 8: Order Service (Python)

* **Learn**: Flask basics, HTTP methods.
* **Task**: Create a Flask app with a /orders endpoint returning "Order Placed." Commit to order branch.

### Daily Tasks 🎉: 

* Updated jira dashboard
* installed python, pip3, flask
* Created virtual environment
* created `app.py` and executed it with `python3 app.py` 
* created `requirements.txt`  file

`python3 -m venv venv` `source venv/bin/activate`

```gitignore
# Python Bytecode and Compiled Files
__pycache__/
*.pyc
*.pyo
*.pyd

# Virtual Environments
venv/
env/
.venv/

# Dependency Management
*.egg-info/
dist/
build/
*.egg

# Logs and Temporary Files
*.log
*.log.*
*.tmp

# Environment Variables and Secrets
.env
*.env

# IDE/Editor Files
.idea/
.vscode/
*.swp

# macOS/Windows Junk
.DS_Store
Thumbs.db

# Flask-Specific
instance/
*.sqlite  # If you add a SQLite DB later

# Project-Specific (Optional)
order-service/*.log  # If you add logging later
```

* **\_\_pycache\_\_/, \*.pyc, \*.pyo, \*.pyd**: Ignores Python’s compiled bytecode files generated during runtime.
* **venv/, env/, .venv/**: Excludes virtual environments (you’re not using one yet, but good practice for future).
* **\*.egg-info/, dist/, build/, \*.egg**: Ignores packaging/build artifacts from tools like pip or setuptools.
* **\*.log, \*.log.\*, \*.tmp**: Excludes log and temp files Flask might generate.
* **.env, \*.env**: Prevents committing sensitive environment variables (e.g., API keys).
* **.idea/, .vscode/**: Ignores IDE settings (e.g., PyCharm, VS Code).
* **instance/, \*.sqlite**: Flask-specific—ignores instance folder or SQLite databases if used later.
* **order-service/\*.log**: Custom rule for your Order Service logs (optional now, useful later).


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