NameError: name 'request' is not defined in Python

NameError: name 'request' is not defined in Python #

The Python "NameError: name 'request' is not defined" occurs when we use the request object in Flask without importing it first. To solve the error import request before using it - from flask import request.

main.py

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# 👇️ import request
from flask import Flask, request

app = Flask(__name__)


@app.route("/")
def hello_world():
    # 👇️ can use request here
    print(request.method)
    return "<p>Hello, World!</p>"

We had to import request from flask in order to use it.

Note that you should only use the request global object in your request handler functions because the request object is only populated in an active HTTP request.

The global request object is used to access incoming request data.

Flask parses the incoming request data for us and gives us access to it through the request object.

You will most often have to access the method property on the request object.

main.py

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from flask import Flask, request

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route("/")
def hello_world():
    print(request.method)

    if request.method == 'GET':
        return "<p>Request method is GET</p>"
    elif request.method == 'POST':
        return "<p>Request method is POST</p>"
    else:
      return "<p>Request method is not GET or POST</p>"

The method property returns the method of the HTTP request, e.g. GET or POST.

You can use the method property on the request to conditionally return a different response depending on the HTTP verb.

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NameError: name 'request' is not defined in Python

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