LinkList/backend/README.md

Links Backend

Setup

1. Install Python 3.

2. Run the following commands inside the backend folder:

python3 -m venv venv
venv/Scripts/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python main.py

If you are on Windows, run venv\Scripts\activate instead, for the second command.

3. Go to localhost:5000 in your web browser and you should see "Hello, World!".

(Optional) Exercises

• Install Postman (https://www.postman.com/downloads/) and use it make a request to this web server.
• Add a new GET route at /test that shows "A new route".
• Add a new POST route at /post that accepts a JSON body, and shows the foo key of the JSON.