How to make a large file accessible to external APIs?

Returning a File Response First, to return a file that is saved on disk from a FastAPI backend, you could use FileResponse (in case the file was already fully loaded into memory, see here). For example: from fastapi import FastAPI from fastapi.responses import FileResponse some_file_path = “large-video-file.mp4” app = FastAPI() @app.get(“/”) def main(): return FileResponse(some_file_path) … Read more

How to get access to webpack-dev-server from devices in local network?

(If you’re on a Mac and network like mine.) Run webpack-dev-server with –host 0.0.0.0 — this lets the server listen for requests from the network, not just localhost. Find your computer’s address on the network. In terminal, type ifconfig and look for the en1 section or the one with something like inet 192.168.1.111 In your … Read more

Where does flask look for image files?

Is the image file ayrton_senna_movie_wallpaper_by_bashgfx-d4cm6x6.jpg in your static directory? If you move it to your static directory and update your HTML as such: <img src=”/static/ayrton_senna_movie_wallpaper_by_bashgfx-d4cm6x6.jpg”> It should work. Also, it is worth noting, there is a better way to structure this. File structure: app.py static |—-ayrton_senna_movie_wallpaper_by_bashgfx-d4cm6x6.jpg templates |—-index.html app.py from flask import Flask, render_template, url_for … Read more