_set_app() — flask Function Reference

Architecture documentation for the _set_app() function in cli.py from the flask codebase.

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Source Code

src/flask/cli.py lines 440–446

def _set_app(ctx: click.Context, param: click.Option, value: str | None) -> str | None:
    if value is None:
        return None

    info = ctx.ensure_object(ScriptInfo)
    info.app_import_path = value
    return value