app.py

# ---- Flask Hello World ---- #
# import the Flask class from the flask module

from flask import Flask

# create the application object
app = Flask(__name__)

# user decorators to link the function to a url
@app.route("/")
@app.route("/hello")

# define the view using a function, which returns a string
def hello_world():
    return "Hello, World!"

# dynamic route
@app.route('/test/<search_query>')
def search(search_query):
    return search_query

@app.route('/integer/<int:value>')
def int_type(value):
    print value + 1
    return 'correct'

@app.route('/float/<float:value>')
def float_type(value):
    print value + 1
    return 'correct'

@app.route('/path/<path:value>')
def path_type(value):
    print value
    return 'correct'

@app.route('/name/<name>')
def index(name):
   if name.lower() == 'dave':
      return 'Hello, {}'.format(name), 200
   else:
      return 'Not Found', 404

# start the development server using the run() method
if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run()