I am trying to learn a simple flask program, but while exporting the app (using the command $ set FLASK_APP=hello) I am getting an error

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I am trying to make a simple flask program, but while exporting the application (using the command $ set FLASK_APP=hello) I am getting the error " 'set' is not recognized as an internal or external command, openable program or batch file " Here is my terminal:

c:\Program Files\Python38-32>myproject\Scripts\activate
(myproject) c:\Program Files\Python38-32>set FLASK_APP=hello
'set' is not recognized as an internal or external command, openable program or batch file.
(myproject) c:\Program Files\Python38-32>

I have searched in many websites but cannot find the solution. Any help will be appreciated.

Try calling it *before* `myproject\Scripts\activate`. It looks like after that `activate`, you're in a different shell than CMD (IIRC, `set` is not a program, but a command of CMD). — Mark Rotteveel, Nov 17 '22 at 11:01

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 12 '21 at 05:21

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You are using Windows. Windows does not use the "export" command to set environment variables. Instead, you need:

set FLASH_APP=hello

answered Oct 12 '21 at 05:21

Tim Roberts

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Thank you but I am getting the same error with 'set'. – LearningCoding Oct 13 '21 at 05:07

I am trying to learn a simple flask program, but while exporting the app (using the command $ set FLASK_APP=hello) I am getting an error

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