Flask : How to serve static files from under the template directory?

Question

i use Flask and want to change my assets folder directory.Here's my folder structure:

/python
   /static
     /js
     /img
     /font
     /css
   /templates
     /default
       /css
       /js
       /img
   /venv
   app.py

I want to move all the folders under static folder (js,css,font,img) under to the folder default. But when i do this my css files and the others(js etc.) can not be loaded the page.Should i set a property to my application? I also tried this one:

app = Flask(__name__,static_path="/templates/default")

But could not make it.Is there another way to do this?Thanks a lot.

Update: When i remove the leading slash in the line above (static_path="templates/default") got this error ValueError: urls must start with a leading slash with the traceback:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "app.py", line 17, in <module>
    app = Flask(__name__,static_path="templates/default")
  File "/Users/ozcan/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 481, in __init__
    view_func=self.send_static_file)
  File "/Users/ozcan/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 63, in wrapper_func
    return f(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/ozcan/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 943, in add_url_rule
    rule = self.url_rule_class(rule, methods=methods, **options)
  File "/Users/ozcan/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/werkzeug/routing.py", line 550, in __init__
    raise ValueError('urls must start with a leading slash')
ValueError: urls must start with a leading slash

I'm running into a similar problem; have you figured out a solution? — dassouki, Sep 10 '13 at 13:16
Is it not app = Flask(__name__,static_folder="/templates/default")? — rajpy, Sep 20 '13 at 06:00
i've just had a similar problem and eventually solved it like that: http://stackoverflow.com/a/29521067/303114 (i believe its a good way since it's custom way and you have more programmatic control on which static files you serve) — danfromisrael, Apr 09 '15 at 09:49

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 20 '13 at 06:30

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It should be static_folder not static_path while initializing app.

app = Flask(__name__,static_folder="/templates/default")

In templates:

<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/file.js')}}"</script>

Hope it helps.

answered Sep 20 '13 at 06:30

rajpy

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Is it possible to change static file with `app.config['static_folder']='foo'` or something else – somenxavier Aug 26 '18 at 17:51

jeffknupp · Answer 2 · 2013-02-22T16:00:16.787

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Sorry, I misread your original directory output. You need to put templates IN the static directory, as that's where Flask looks for static data by default.

edited Feb 22 '13 at 16:00

answered Feb 22 '13 at 15:50

jeffknupp

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i put templates to the static folder now got this jinja2.exceptions.TemplateNotFound – saidozcan Feb 22 '13 at 16:05
you put them in `static/templates/` or `static/ – jeffknupp Feb 22 '13 at 22:29

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