Python Flask-Restful POST not taking JSON arguments

Question

I am very new to Flask (& Flask-Restful).

My problem : json arguments for a POST is getting set to NONE (not working).

Answer 1

After forcing the request to parse json, it worked with me. Here is the code:

from flask import Flask, jsonify, request
from flask_restful import reqparse, abort, Api, Resource

app = Flask(__name__)
api = Api(app)

parser = reqparse.RequestParser()
parser.add_argument('username', type=str)
parser.add_argument('password', type=str)

class HelloWorld(Resource):
    def post(self):
        request.get_json(force=True)
        args = parser.parse_args()
        un = str(args['username'])
        pw = str(args['password'])
        return jsonify(u=un, p=pw)

api.add_resource(HelloWorld, '/testing')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5444 ,debug=True)