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Add a secret_key attribute to the app object.

What other location is possible for an attribute? please help =)

flask_app.py
from flask import Flask, redirect, url_for, render_template, flash

app = Flask(__name__)


@app.route('/')
def index():
    key = secret_key
    return render_template("index.html")

@app.route('/fishy')
def fishy():
    return redirect(url_for('index'))

3 Answers

William Li
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William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points
app = Flask(__name__)
app.secret_key = "jfie838jFJDFIJDL|{#"

The secret_key can be whatever string value you want.

=) I knew I had misplaced it