name() — flask Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the name() function in app.py from the flask codebase.

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  38f6d4a2_834e_2acd_e1b6_f45c58079ccd["App"]
  a69c4070_6705_508c_e8c3_a713102a2f63 -->|defined in| 38f6d4a2_834e_2acd_e1b6_f45c58079ccd
  style a69c4070_6705_508c_e8c3_a713102a2f63 fill:#6366f1,stroke:#818cf8,color:#fff

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Source Code

src/flask/sansio/app.py lines 423–437

    def name(self) -> str:
        """The name of the application.  This is usually the import name
        with the difference that it's guessed from the run file if the
        import name is main.  This name is used as a display name when
        Flask needs the name of the application.  It can be set and overridden
        to change the value.

        .. versionadded:: 0.8
        """
        if self.import_name == "__main__":
            fn: str | None = getattr(sys.modules["__main__"], "__file__", None)
            if fn is None:
                return "__main__"
            return os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(fn))[0]
        return self.import_name