Object Oriented Python with Flask Server?

Question

I\'m using Flask to expose some data-crunching code as a web service. I\'d like to have some class variables that my Flask functions can access.

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Answer 1

You can create an instance of MyServer just outside the scope of your endpoints and access its attributes. This worked for me:

class MyServer:
    def __init__(self):
        self.globalData = "hello"

from flask import Flask
app = Flask(__name__)

my_server = MyServer()

@app.route("/getSomeData")
def getSomeData():
    return my_server.globalData

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run(host="0.0.0.0")