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Python Flask Basics Welcome to Flask Multiply View

Posted by jatin chhabra
jatin chhabra
1,093 Points

not sure whats the problem.. code work fine in my IDE

not sure whats the problem.. code work fine in my IDE

flask_app.py 
from flask import Flask

app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route('/multiply/')
@app.route('/multiply/<int:num1>/<int:num2>')

def multiply(num1=5, num2=5):
    return str('{} times {} = {}'.format(num1, num2, num1*num2))
Jose Lopez
Jose Lopez
4,615 Points
Jose Lopez
Jose Lopez
4,615 Points

You're trying to convert a string into a string. You don't have to do that. If you look at what you're attempting to turn into a string. it's the whole line. return "{} * {} = {}".format(num1,num2,num1 * num2)