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Python Flask Basics Character Builder Set a Cookie

Stacey Normington
Stacey Normington
5,861 Points
Posted by Stacey Normington
Stacey Normington
5,861 Points

code challenge cookies

Kinda struggling with this one anyone know where I'm going wrong?

flask_app.py 
from flask import Flask, make_response

app = Flask(__name__)


@app.route('/save')
def save():
    response = make_response() response.set_cookie('name', 'treehouse')
    return response.set_cookie

2 Answers

Indiya Gooch
Indiya Gooch
12,075 Points
Indiya Gooch
Indiya Gooch
12,075 Points

Note: Edited as correct answer below this original answer

Your answer is nearly correct! The make response() end bracket is just misplaced:

@app.route('/save')
def save():
    response = make_response()
    response.set_cookie('name', 'treehouse')
    return response
Stacey Normington
Stacey Normington
5,861 Points
Stacey Normington
Stacey Normington
5,861 Points

It's saying it didn't get a treehouse cookie the code i used was identical to yours is workspaces down?

Indiya Gooch
Indiya Gooch
12,075 Points
Indiya Gooch
Indiya Gooch
12,075 Points

My apologies, the answer i gave was the one for the character builder which you'll progress onto soon enough. The answer you're looking for is as follows:

from flask import Flask
from flask.helpers import make_response

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/save')
def save():
    response = make_response()
    response.set_cookie('treehouse','value')
    return response

make_response belongs to flask.helpers, so ensure you import it first. You can then make the response with the make_response() method, set a cookie on it, and return it.