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Joni Carlson
11,940 PointsWant to use Flask under Windows 8 from command line
Does anyone know how to make this code run from the Windows command line?
from flask import Flask
from flask import request
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route('/')
def index(name="Treehouse"):
#if we get a name, use it, if not use Treehouse as the default
name = request.args.get('name', name)
return "Hello from {}".format(name)
app.run(debug=True, port=8000, host='0.0.0.0')
3 Answers
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 PointsHi, Joni Carlson
I suggest you check out this course Setting Up a Local Python Environment, it walks you through how to setup Python environment on your local machine (Windows included).
Trevor Currie
9,289 PointsJoni!
Another good option is cygwin which allows you to have a Linux-like functionality within the Windows-OS. It's not a panacea, but it can help a developer work within Windows!
Mustafa Dilaver
12,671 PointsFirst you need to add python to your PATH.
There is an answer about it http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6318156/adding-python-path-on-windows-7
Second, Open terminal in windows.
To do it press CTRL + R, type cmd and hit Enter
Go to folder which contains your python script.
You can do this by typing
cd PATH_TO_YOUR_FOLDER
For example if your script is in your Documents folder,
cd C:\Users\BlaBla\Documents
Write command python your_script_name.py and hit Enter.
If you are using python 3 or above use python -3 your_script_name.py instead.
Use CTRL + C to kill your program.