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Flask basic file server - lets you serve your folder and nothing more
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localhost.py
from flask import Flask, send_from_directory
app = Flask(__name__, static_url_path='', static_folder='files')
@app.route("/")
def index():
return send_from_directory("files", 'index.html')
if __name__ == "__main__":
app.run(debug=True)
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Lebski commented Sep 10, 2022

A basic file server if you want to host a static website with a webserver in 10 lines of code

My folder name was "files" but feel free to change it to anything else in line 3 and 7.

Also the name of your index page.

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