Return JSON response from Flask view

Question

I have a function that analyzes a CSV file with Pandas and produces a dict with summary information. I want to return the results as a response from a Flask view. How do I r

Answer 1

""" Using Flask Class-base View """

from flask import Flask, request, jsonify

from flask.views import MethodView

app = Flask(**__name__**)

app.add_url_rule('/summary/', view_func=Summary.as_view('summary'))

class Summary(MethodView):

    def __init__(self):
        self.response = dict()

    def get(self):
        self.response['summary'] = make_summary()  # make_summary is a method to calculate the summary.
        return jsonify(self.response)