Python + Flask + Redis - Page Hit Counter

app.py

#!/usr/bin/python

from flask import Flask
from redis import Redis

app = Flask(__name__)
redis = Redis(host="172.17.0.2", port=6379)


@app.route("/", methods=["GET"])
@app.route("/index", methods=["GET", "POST"])
def index():
    """ Return the homepage counter """
    counter = redis.incr("hits")
    return render_template(
        "index.html",
        counter=counter
    )


if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run(
        host="0.0.0.0",
        port=8000,
        debug=True
    )

Hello. Where does "hits" come from? Is it a reserved keyword?

Hello. "hits" is the redis "key" in the database. You are incrementing a key pair value.

Just what I was looking for, thanks!