Flask Auth Basic

flask_auth_basic.py

from functools import wraps

from flask import Flask, Response, request
from flask_babel import Babel

app = Flask(__name__)
babel = Babel(app)

app.config.from_object('config')


def check_auth(username, password):
  return username == 'admin' and password == 'secret'


def authenticate():
  return Response(
    'Could not verify your access level for that URL.\n'
    'You have to login with proper credentials', 401,
    {'WWW-Authenticate': 'Basic realm="Login Required"'})


def requires_auth(f):
  @wraps(f)
  def decorated(*args, **kwargs):
    auth = request.authorization
    if not auth or not check_auth(auth.username, auth.password):
      return authenticate()
    return f(*args, **kwargs)

  return decorated


@app.route('/admin', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
@requires_auth
def admin():
  return 'admin'