app.py

# A very simple Flask Hello World app for you to get started with...

from flask import Flask

app = Flask(__name__)

current_status = 'uninitialized'

@app.route('/')
def hello_world():
    return 'Hello from Flask!!'

@app.route('/status/<string:status>', methods=['POST'])
def handlestatus(status):
    current_status = status
    print "Got some status: " + status
    return ('', 200)

@app.route('/status', methods=['GET'])
def getstatus():
    return current_status