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# Links Backend
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## Setup
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1. Install Python 3.
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2. Run the following commands inside the backend folder:
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python3 -m venv venv
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venv/Scripts/activate
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pip install -r requirements.txt
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python main.py
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```
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If you are on Windows, run `venv\Scripts\activate` instead, for the second command.
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3. Go to `localhost:5000` in your web browser and you should see "Hello, World!".
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## (Optional) Exercises
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- Install Postman (https://www.postman.com/downloads/) and use it make a request to this web server.
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- Add a new GET route at `/test` that shows "A new route".
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- Add a new POST route at `/post` that accepts a JSON body, and shows the `foo` key of the JSON.
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