Need help setting up Python Flask framework

Question

I've got a XAMPP apache server, Python 2.7 and I've installed setuptools and all the Flask requirements. Still I cannot run setup.py, which generates the following error:

You need to specify DATABASE in settings.py, and ensure that Flask-SQLAlchemy is installed.

Since I've installed Flask alchemy it must be my settings.py or something else. This is the path to my (yet to be created) database.db:

DATABASE = 'C:\xampp\htdocs\maraschino\maraschino.db'

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!

I cannot mark it as accepted, since I have not enaugh rep :) But you can find the answer below. — Forza
– Forza, Commented Dec 20, 2011 at 12:57
Thx m8 :) It says now that I can't accept my own answer in 18 hours :) I'll try again tomorrow! — Forza
– Forza, Commented Dec 20, 2011 at 18:06

Forza · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-20 12:55:36Z

2

Problem already solved.

The solution is to change the 'slash' in the database path:

DATABASE = 'C:\xampp\htdocs\maraschino\maraschino.db'

must be:

DATABASE = 'C:/xampp/htdocs/maraschino/maraschino.db'

Result:

'Database sucessfully initialised'

answered Dec 20, 2011 at 12:55

Forza

1,6593 gold badges31 silver badges52 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Need help setting up Python Flask framework

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related