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What is the appropriate citation for the Flask module, like in an academic paper? Preferably, in the form of: |
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Please note that many citation formats do not require you to provide a formal citation for common software. For example, APA 7 guidance says:
Therefore, assuming your audience is familiar with Python, it is often sufficient to say, “This project used Flask 3.0,” etc. If you need a formal citation, then in APA style it would be as follows:
The year should correspond to the release year of the version you used in your project. For example, if you used Flask 2.3, you would say 2023. |
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OK, that works. I'm just trying to give credit where credit is due. Many R modules, for example, have more standard looking citations. I was wondering if there were something along that lines. But this is fine, as well. FWIW, there isn't a single Flask version to point to in my case; users will have a wide range of version numbers on their computers depending on their package manager. |
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OK, that works. I'm just trying to give credit where credit is due. Many R modules, for example, have more standard looking citations. I was wondering if there were something along that lines. But this is fine, as well.
FWIW, there isn't a single Flask version to point to in my case; users will have a wide range of version numbers on their computers depending on their package manager.