Flask - Can't Read Value from URL (Querystring)

Question

I have a view function defined like this:

@app.route('/blog', defaults={'page': 1})
@app.route('/blog?page=<int:page>')
def posts(page):
...

I goto this link:

But, no matter what I try, the value of page is always 1.

What am I doing wrong? Using Flask 0.10.1.

I think you needn't specify the parameter in the url at all, why not use just request.args.get('page') and specify the default value as the optional argument to get. — Uku Loskit
– Uku Loskit, Commented Oct 24, 2014 at 5:50
Yes, that works (page = request.args.get('page', default=1, type=int)). Does Flask no longer support multiple routes for a view? — okoboko
– okoboko, Commented Oct 24, 2014 at 6:01

Daniel Roseman · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-24 06:22:32Z

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Routes don't work like that: they never match against querystring arguments. Just match on the path and get page from request.args.

answered Oct 24, 2014 at 6:22

Daniel Roseman

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