Error: Could not locate a Flask application. Use the 'flask --app' option, 'FLASK_APP' environment variable, or a 'wsgi.py' or 'app.py' file in the current directory.
I am trying to run flask as I am just starting to learn about back end but I cant seem to solve this problem. Please help
First check the working directory, you should be in the same directory that your flask app is, you can use cd c:/path/to/app
to change directory or hold shift
and right click in that directory and choose open powershell here
.
Also it is better to rename your app to app.py
, flask will run it by default, otherwise you should set FLASK_APP
variable with $env:FLASK_APP = "app_name.py"