Physics Dictionary Web Interface

A web interface for searching the physics dictionary built using python and flask.

Install on Linux

Create a virtual environment

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install .

Run the Flask webserver

export FLASK_APP=physics_dictionary_web
export FLASK_ENV=development
flask run

Install on Windows (When python 3 is default)

python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate
pip install .

Run the Flask webserver

set FLASK_APP=physics_dictionary_web
set FLASK_ENV=development
flask run

Both

To deactivate, do

deactivate

Comment: You will probably have to do before you do "flask run"

pip install requests

The Dictionary

Currently, the dictionary is pulled directly from the repository mentioned above during flask init-db.