Setting up on pythonAnywhere

cd $HOME; # this corresponds to /home/kurtbrendlinger
mkvirtualenv dashappenv --python=/usr/bin/python3.7
pip install -r mysite/requirements3.7.txt

Next, you have to set up the app on pythonAnywhere:

• A good resource is this: https://csyhuang.github.io/2018/06/24/set-up-dash-app-on-pythonanywhere/
• Start a new web app, and specify that it is a Flask app. Use python 3.7.
• Specify the location of your virtual environment in the web area.
• Your WSGI file should be in this package -- simply link it to the appropriate place:

ln -s kurtbrendlinger_pythonanywhere_com_wsgi.py /var/www/kurtbrendlinger_pythonanywhere_com_wsgi.py

• Don't forget to make sure that the "WSGI configuration file" is set to this path.
• Finally, your static files are the ones (like the favicon and the spinner) are in the assets directory. In the PythonAnywhere web dashboard, make sure to:
  • Link (or copy) the assets you want into the $HOME/assets directory (this is because your working directory is $HOME)
  • specify $HOME/assets as your static file path.
• You can also specify the css file that you use as a static file -- presumably this will speed up the loading.

A note on the pythonAnywhere disk filling up:

In case your pythonAnywhere account is filling up, you can remove the pip folder in the .cache directory, which somehow is huge! In the future, you can try using the pip install --no-cache-dir option in order to avoid this issue in the first place.

Running locally

Simply do python3 flask_app.py to open a debug localhost server.

Getting Tidepool data:

Make sure the correct username/password are indicated in token.txt. Then do:

source JSONDownload.sh