python flask - serving static files

Question

I\'m trying to serve a static file using flask. I don\'t know how to use the url_for function. All my routes generating dynamic content are working fine, I\'ve imported url_

Answer 1

url_for just returns, precisely, the URL for that file. It sounds like you want to redirect to the URL for that file. Instead, you are just sending the text of the URL to the client as a response.

from flask import url_for, redirect

@app.route('/')
def home():
    return redirect(url_for('static', filename='hi.html'))