To get flask running (use Python 3!):

1. [Optional but recommendend] Create and activate virtual environment by:

	- Going to the flask_be subdirectory
	- Executing: **python** (or python3 or py depending on your system) **-m venv [virtual_environment_name]**
	- Executing: **source [virtual_environment_name]/bin/activate**

2. Install Flask + Flask-Cors (used to prevent annoying CORS error in local development) by executing:

	- **pip install Flask-Cors**

3. [Optional] Activate Debug Mode by setting the environment variable:

	- FLASK_ENV=development (for instance by executing **export FLASK_ENV=development** in bash)

4. Start the app by executing:

	- **flask run**

(vscode can do 3. and 4. automatically, and possibly the venv setup too)