Coding in Python 24 - Serving a Web Page
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Overview
In the 24th video of the Coding in Python series, you'll see how you can serve an HTML page with Python, using Flask.
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Commands Used in this Video
Setting up the environment
virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3 my-project cd my-project source bin/activate pip install Flask
Running a simple website
#!/usr/bin/env python3
from flask import Flask
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route("/")
def message():
return "Python is awesome!"
app.run()
==== Flask with debug option ====
#!/usr/bin/env python3
from flask import Flask
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route("/")
def message():
return "Python is awesome!"
app.run(debug=True)
Use an html page
mkdir templates nano templates/site.html
site.html:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body>
Python is awesome!
This site was created from Python, using Flask
</body> </html>
#!/usr/bin/env python3
from flask import Flask, render_template
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route("/")
def html_page():
return render_template('site.html')
app.run(debug=True)