The given Python code snippet is written for a Flask...
The given Python code snippet is written for a Flask web application. Here's what the code does:
-
It defines a route in a Flask application using the
@app.route
decorator. Specifically, it sets up an endpoint at the URL/routes
that only accepts HTTP GET requests (methods=["GET"]
). -
It defines a function named
show_routes()
that will be executed when a GET request is made to the/routes
endpoint. -
Inside the function:
- It accesses Flask's
url_map
attribute, which contains all the URL routing rules available in the application. - It iterates over these rules using
app.url_map.iter_rules()
. - For each rule, it converts it to a string representation using
str(rule)
.
- It accesses Flask's
-
Finally, it returns a JSON response containing a list of all available URL routes (their string representations) defined in the Flask application.
Purpose of this code:
This endpoint allows you to list and inspect all the routes registered in the Flask application. It's useful for debugging or seeing a quick overview of all endpoints in the project.