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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Created on Wed May 20 12:52:00 2026
+
+@author: angoosh
+"""
+from flask import Flask, render_template_string, redirect, url_for
+import sqlite3
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+DB_FILE = 'counter.db'
+
+def init_db():
+ """Initialize the database and set the starting number to 0 if it doesn't exist."""
+ with sqlite3.connect(DB_FILE) as conn:
+ c = conn.cursor()
+ # Create a table to hold our counter
+ c.execute('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS counter (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, value INTEGER)')
+
+ # Check if the counter row already exists
+ c.execute('SELECT value FROM counter WHERE id = 1')
+ if c.fetchone() is None:
+ # If not, insert the initial value of 0
+ c.execute('INSERT INTO counter (id, value) VALUES (1, 0)')
+ conn.commit()
+
+# HTML & CSS template
+# The CSS handles making the button blue and centering the layout
+HTML_TEMPLATE = '''
+
+
+
+
+
+ Counter
+
+
+
+ {{ count }}
+
+
+
+
+'''
+
+@app.route('/')
+def index():
+ """Fetch the current count from the database and display it."""
+ with sqlite3.connect(DB_FILE) as conn:
+ c = conn.cursor()
+ c.execute('SELECT value FROM counter WHERE id = 1')
+ current_count = c.fetchone()[0]
+
+ return render_template_string(HTML_TEMPLATE, count=current_count)
+
+@app.route('/increment', methods=['POST'])
+def increment():
+ """Add 1 to the database value and refresh the page."""
+ with sqlite3.connect(DB_FILE) as conn:
+ c = conn.cursor()
+ c.execute('UPDATE counter SET value = value + 1 WHERE id = 1')
+ conn.commit()
+
+ # Redirect back to the main page to see the updated number
+ return redirect(url_for('index'))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ # Initialize the database before starting the server
+ init_db()
+ # Run the app in debug mode
+ app.run(debug=True)
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