Wiki source code of How to serve a HTML file using python flask
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| 1 | First, make sure that your flask app is working like in [[How to serve a webpage using python flask>>doc:Computing Newbies.Python Newbies.How to serve a webpage using python flask.WebHome]]. | ||
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| 3 | Then, create your HTML file. Your HTML file must be in the same directory as your flask app python file. | ||
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| 5 | Change your flask app python file to do send_from_directory instead of just saying hi. Use the name of the HTML file if it is not test.html: | ||
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| 7 | {{code language="python"}} | ||
| 8 | from flask import Flask, send_from_directory | ||
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| 10 | app = Flask(__name__) | ||
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| 12 | @app.route('/', methods=['GET']) | ||
| 13 | def m(): | ||
| 14 | return send_from_directory('', 'test.html') | ||
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| 16 | app.run() | ||
| 17 | {{/code}} |