Meme Flask

A small Flask app that pulls a random meme from a given subreddit (via the meme-api) and displays it, auto-refreshing every 30 seconds.

Features

• Shows a random meme from any subreddit (defaults to wholesomememes)
• Enter a different subreddit name to switch feeds
• Auto-refreshes every 30 seconds to fetch a new meme

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Flask
• requests

Setup

pip install -r requirements.txt

Running

python meme_flask.py

The app binds to 0.0.0.0:5001, so it's reachable at http://localhost:5001.

Usage

• Visit the site to see a meme from the default subreddit.
• Type a subreddit name into the input field and press Enter to load a meme from it.
• You can also pass a subreddit directly via query string, e.g. http://localhost:5001/?sr=aww.
• If the subreddit is invalid or has no meme available, the app falls back to the default subreddit.

Project Structure

meme_flask.py            # Flask app and meme-fetching logic
templates/meme_index.html  # Main page template
static/styles.css        # Page styling

Notes

• flasktest.py is a minimal, unrelated Flask scratch file and isn't used by the meme app.