shell script to run and open browser

rayidghani · Jan 29, 2019 · cf731da · cf731da
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+# runs the web app on a random port between 5000-5999, and opens the local browser
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+from app import app
+import random, threading, webbrowser
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+port = 5000 + random.randint(0, 999)
+url = "http://127.0.0.1:{0}".format(port)
+
+threading.Timer(1.25, lambda: webbrowser.open(url) ).start()
+
+app.run(port=port, debug=False)