Streaming MOVIE Python flask

Question

I have a small project about streaming movie(720p). in Python Flask, Can anyone give me a example how to stream a video from a local disk in python flask. so its played on t

Answer 1

You might have come across manual solutions but Flask already has a helper function for you to stream media files with ease.

You need to use the send_from_directory method from helpers.py https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/1.1.x/api/#flask.send_from_directory

you can use it like this:

@app.route("/movies", methods=["GET"])
def get_movie():
    return send_from_directory(
                app.config["UPLOAD_FOLDER"],
                "your_movie.png",
                conditional=True,
            )