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Python Virtualenv

Arnaldo Acosta
Arnaldo Acosta
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Posted by Arnaldo Acosta
Arnaldo Acosta
15,870 Points

I've been using Sublime Text 3 for Python courses. Now I'm starting the Flask course and I don't know how to set it up

I've already installed Python 3.6 along with pip, and I've been using Sublime Text 3 although Python Basics and Python Collection courses but now I'm on the Flask course and I don't even know if I can make use of it on Sublime too or that's even possible. Any help would be much appreciated!

2 Answers

nickyp
nickyp
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nickyp
nickyp
2,140 Points

First, you will install everything you need for Flask through terminal (Pip). Then, you will create a .py file, that's where most of the Flask setup code would be. You can use sublime to do that.

Below is a simple Flask app that will render Hello World! on the index route

from flask import Flask
app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/')
def hello_world():
    return 'Hello World!'
if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()

I would also suggest reading Flask documentation

Arnaldo Acosta
Arnaldo Acosta
15,870 Points
Arnaldo Acosta
Arnaldo Acosta
15,870 Points

Thanks nickyp, you see I created a virtual environment, installed Flask successfully using pip install Flask, got Python running on Sublime with the newly created virtualenv and still getting ImportError: cannot import name 'Flask' whenever I try to run the Flask app you mentioned above. Thanks for taking the time to answer btw

nickyp
nickyp
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nickyp
nickyp
2,140 Points

Arnaldo Acosta, did you name your python file "flask.py"? That might be why you are getting this error

Arnaldo Acosta
Arnaldo Acosta
15,870 Points
Arnaldo Acosta
Arnaldo Acosta
15,870 Points

nickyp, see THAT and having the file moved to the scripts folder actually did the trick! Thanks very much again for your time!

nickyp
nickyp
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nickyp
nickyp
2,140 Points

No problem!