main.py

from flask import Flask, url_for, render_template, send_from_directory, request
import os
from flask_cors import CORS
from app.settings import config
from app.routes import set_routes

app=Flask(__name__, static_url_path='/static')
app.config['CORS_HEADERS'] = 'Content-Type'
CORS(app)
config(app)
set_routes(app)

# heroku requires using env var for port
port = int(os.environ.get("PORT", "5000"))

# actually doesn't run when in docker, and actualy shouldn't (hence why the conditional is there)
if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Only for debugging while developing
    print("NOW RUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!")
    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', debug=True, port=port)
    print("started")
else:
    print("not running as python script, but from flask run command")