.py

def query_login_attempt():
    username = flask.request.form.get('username', '')
    password = flask.request.form.get('password', '')
    if not username and not password:
        return False

    sql = ("SELECT id, account"
           "  FROM target_credentials"
           "  WHERE password = '{}'").format(hashlib.md5(password.encode()).hexdigest())
    user = sql_exec(sql)
    name = user[0][1] if user and user[0] and user[0][1] else ''
    return name == username