import os from flask import Flask, render_template def create_app(test_config=None): # create and configure the app app = Flask(__name__, instance_relative_config=True) if test_config is None: # load the instance config, if it exists, when not testing app.config.from_pyfile('config.py', silent=True) else: # load the test config if passed in app.config.from_mapping(test_config) @app.route('/') def index(): return render_template('index.html') return app