Running and testing the Python server

You will find the code in the chapter03/flask_api_server.py file. Please review this file before proceeding to get an overall idea about what it contains before you proceed.

We are running our Flask examples using Flask's built-in HTTP server. This is more than adequate for development purposes; however, it's not recommended for production usage. Consult the Flask documentation section titled Deployment Options for information on how to deploy a Flask application with production-quality web servers. You'll find a link in the Further reading section to the official Flask website and documentation.

To test the Python server perform the following steps:

1. Run our RESTful API server with the following command:

(venv) $ python flask_api_server.py
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NFO:werkzeug: * Running on http://0.0.0.0:5000/ (Press CTRL+C to quit)
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