Flask-Cookie

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This post covers cookie in Flask!

Cookie

  • A piece of data that server sets in the browser
    • Browser sends the request for webpage
    • Server sends webpage and one or more cookie
<!-- templates/index.html -->
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8" />
        <title>Hello Cookie</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h1>Welcome to My First Page  </h1>
    </body>

</html>

# set_cookie.py
from flask import *  
  
app = Flask(__name__)  


@app.route('/')
def index():
    page = render_template('index.html')
    response = make_response(page)
    response.set_cookie('userID', 'Admin')
    return response
  

if __name__ == '__main__':  
    app.run(debug = True)
  • Chrome -> Preferences -> Privacy and Security -> Cookies and other site data -> See all cookies and site data -> Search for localhost -> click arrow to see name and content
# cookie.py
from flask import *  
  
app = Flask(__name__)  


@app.route('/')
def index():
    userID = request.cookies.get('userID')
    page = render_template('index.html', name=userID)
    return page

 
if __name__ == '__main__':  
    app.run(debug = True)

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