flask-compound-interest

A flask introduction app that calculates compound interest.

Before you start:

1. Get Python 3.7.0 installed (pyenv makes it easy)
2. Get PyCharm installed
3. Install flask (look up how to use Pipenv)

FYI -- HTML templates are using Bootstrap to make elements look nice.

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Objectives

1. Build a compound interest calculator. Figure out how to:

   1. Read input from form.html into flask route.
   2. Write a function to calculate compound interest.
   3. Display the result on the form page.

I have created the form page, follow the web address printed to the terminal when you run the app.

Run the Flask app:

python app.py

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Useful links

http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/latest/

https://www.thecalculatorsite.com/articles/finance/compound-interest-formula.php

Solution is on the solution branch