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Python Flask with SQLAlchemy Basics Creating a Basic Website with Flask Create a Flask App

Posted by Mat Clark
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Mat Clark
Python Development Techdegree Student 4,369 Points

Possible bug?

I keep getting a "Bummer: You should have a dunder main statement at the end of your file." message. I passed step 2, which was to add the dunder main statement. But now when I add the route and index function, it tells me this. I don't think I have anything wrong here. Can anybody spot a mistake?

app.py 
from flask import Flask

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/')
def index():
    return 'Hello Flask'

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run(port=8000, host='0.0.0.0')

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher
Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there, Mat Clark! The only thing I can see that isn't quite right has to do with PEP 8 standards that say that there should be two blank lines after a function definition. So if I add an extra blank line between the return 'Hello Flask' and the "dunder main", the challenge passes.

I'll reach out to the education team to see if this was intended.

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

The challenge does state to follow PEP008 standards. The regex errors from the challenge checker indicate they are looking for double blank lines following the import, following the app statement, and before the if __name__ statement.