repone.py

# ---- Flask Hello World ---- #

# import the Flask class from the flask module
from flask import Flask

# create the application object
app = Flask(__name__)
# error handling
app.config["DEBUG"] = True

# use decorators to link the function to a url
@app.route("/")
@app.route("/hello")
# define the view using a function, which returns a string
def hello_world():
    return "Hello, World!??????"

@app.route("/test/<search_query>")
def search(search_query):
    return search_query

# dynamic route that accepts slashes
@app.route("/path/<path:value>")
def path_type(value):
    print value
    return "correct"

@app.route("/name/<name>")
def index(name):
    if name.lower() == "michael":
        return "Hello, {}".format(name)
    else:
        return "Not Found", 404


# start the development server using the run() method
if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()