flask_app environment variable code example

Example 1: run flask app from script

# I am assuming that you have configured the app name as "app"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()

Example 2: set environment variable flask app

app.config['ENVIRONMENT_VAR'] = "var name here"

Example 3: flask commands

# manage.py

from flask_script import Manager

from myapp import app

manager = Manager(app)

@manager.command
def hello():
    print "hello"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    manager.run()