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Python Flask Basics Welcome to Flask Request args

Brian Patterson
Brian Patterson
19,588 Points
Posted by Brian Patterson
Brian Patterson
19,588 Points

Not sure why this is wrong.

Not sure why this is wrong.

flask_app.py 
from flask import Flask
from flask import request
app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/')
def index(name="Brian"):
    return "Hello {}".format(name)

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points

Use the request.args.get method to get the argument passed in the request. 

    name = request.args.get("name", name)