Jinja2 {{variables}} in templates
simpletemplate2.py
from flask import *
import random
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route("/")
def main():
if random.randint(1, 2) == 1:
return render_template("basic.html", answer="salmon")
else:
return render_template("basic.html", answer="plum")
app.run()
#put basic.html in templates folder
put Jinja2 html template file in templates folder of the root python folder:
templates\basic.html
<!doctype html>
<h1>Salmon or Plum?</h1><br>
<h1>Python returned: {{answer}} </h1><br>