is there a difference between flask-jwt and flask-jwt-extended?

Question

I just learned about flask and JWT like a week ago so I could really use some help. Can someone explain the difference between flask-jwt and flask-jwt-extended?

Sternutation

Answer 1

Flask-JWT does not have as many features, has made some silly design choices, and has been abandoned for years (look at how many open pull requests there are on the github page). Flask-JWT-Extended has more features, is better documented, and is still actively maintained. If you are looking for a JWT extension for Flask, you should absolutely use Flask-JWT-Extended over Flask-JWT.

Ohaus

thanks for this concise answer, you saved me a lot of time ^_^ – Sternutation

yet do you have any tutorial, guide or tips on how to implement them with templates rendering? I'm trying to use them here link but I'm struggeling – Sternutation

Answer 2

Flask-JWT-Extended works pretty much similar way to Flask-JWT, In addition to which there are a lots of functionalities that it extends such as token refresh.

Also from Python 3.10, the support for flask-jwt has been removed.

Pricket