Serve images from a separate direcory configured in an external config

file (config.py)

slider.py

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 
-from flask import Flask, render_template
+from flask import Flask, render_template, send_from_directory
 from random import randint
 
+import config
+
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
 
@@ -11,5 +13,10 @@ def hello():
     return render_template("hello.html", num=randint(1, 23))
 
 
+@app.route("/img/<path:filename>")
+def image(filename):
+    return send_from_directory(config.imgdir, filename)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app.run()