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11,490 PointsFlask SQLAlchemy -- "you should have __main__ at the end of your code"?
Extra set of eyes? I see nothing wrong here. In fact, the error is referring to the last part of the challenge, which passed.
thanks!
# insert your code here
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
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Megan Amendola
Treehouse TeacherHi! I think what's catching you is a PEP8 guideline. There should be two empty spaces before and after a function so you just need one more empty space after your index function.
# insert your code here
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')
jmac pd
11,490 Pointsjmac pd
11,490 Pointsyeah ok I read through the pep8 guidelines again to make sure I was not missing anything and I guess I missed: "Surround top-level function and class definitions with two blank lines."