from flask import Flask, render_template, Markup, jsonify import json import os from json import dumps app = Flask(__name__, static_url_path='', static_folder="static", template_folder="templates") app.jinja_env.add_extension('jinja2.ext.loopcontrols') # SETTING THE VARIABLES path = "/static/files/" #move this list to Jinja so it can be placed in layout #give back clicked value # librarians = ["Alana", "Gentian", "Laurie", "Matias", "Scott", "Stacy", "Max", "Clara_B", "Michelle", "Clara_J_B", "Karen", "Lumsden_Primary_School", "Aaron", "Leo", "Maria", "Laura", "Honey", "Tender_Center", "wdka", "Naomi", "Cristina", "Julie", "ssw", "cyberspace", "Hannah", "Katarina", "Anastasia", "Kimmy", "Marie","Katherine", "Allison", "Mariana", "Viki", "Alice", "Eric", "hks", "cbk", "Sophie", "Antonio", "Jeremiah", "Angela", "Renee", "Marta", "Katherine", "Anna", "Auryn", "Ashley", "Anne", "Denise", "Eva", "Jonnah", "Kitty", "Masha", "Mia", "Cian", "Senke", "Maud", "Jinnie", "Rubin", "Julia", "Alana", "Gentian", "Laurie", "Matias","Scott", "Stacy"] librarians = [] with open('realjson.json', 'r', encoding='utf8') as filesandnames: filetoname_dict = json.load(filesandnames) #get full list librarians from json (printed later through global variable) for file in filetoname_dict: for name in file["librarian"]: librarians.append(str(name)) librarians = list(dict.fromkeys(librarians)) #this value we should get from template librarianselected = "Ruben" #go from librarian name to file for file in filetoname_dict: if librarianselected in file["librarian"]: thedebris = file["debris"] print(str(librarianselected)+" contributed with the following debris : "+str(thedebris)) print("---------------------------------------------------") #this value we should get from template fileselected = filetoname_dict[1]["debris"] #go from file name to librarian name for file in filetoname_dict: if fileselected in file["debris"]: thelibrarian = file["librarian"] print("librarians for "+ str(fileselected)+" are: " + str(thelibrarian)) print("---------------------------------------------------") print(librarians) @app.route("/") def home(): return render_template('layout.html', filetoname_dict=filetoname_dict, librarians=librarians) @app.route('/about/') def about(): return render_template('about.html')