What is the meaning of this line in the below code?

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What is the meaning of this line("app = Flask(name)") in the below code?

I am aware that name is a special variable that gets as value the string "main" when we are executing the script. Please tell me why we are passing name here in "app = Flask(name)"?

from flask import Flask
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route('/')
def home():
   return "Hey there!"
if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run(debug=True)

Read top to bottom. That is how the code is read by the interpreter. Though since that is flask `home()` will run when you go on the website to the main page for example `127.0.0.1/` — Error - Syntactical Remorse, May 15 '19 at 17:44

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered May 15 '19 at 17:35

Flask is a class datatype, or in simpler words, it is used to create instances of web applications. The name part is a variable that gets the string main. The lines would be called in the following order: line 1 (the import) then defining app, then just work your way down the line like that Also, check this website out for more information.

https://pythonhow.com/how-a-flask-app-works/

What is the meaning of this line in the below code?

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