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S. RaghavendraBeginner's Guide to Streamlit with Python https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8983-9_1

1. Introduction to Streamlit

Sujay Raghavendra1  
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Dharwad, Karnataka, India
 

In this first chapter, we will take a look at Streamlit and its core features. We will also discuss why Streamlit is needed and compare it to alternatives. Next, we will discuss the installation steps to run Streamlit applications on various operating systems. Finally, we will develop and run our first Streamlit application.

What Is Streamlit?

Streamlit is an open-source Python framework released in October 2019. It acts as a medium between data and user interaction within an application. ...

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