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 Happy learning!
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+# Notes:
+To run api locally with python:
+- activate virtual environment
+- open the folder the API is in
+- execute 'python-server.py'
+- open swagger to check
+
+Build the local database
+-inside the virtual environment 'python_build database.py' (creates a database with a table and inserted data)
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+starting the flask server 'python server.py' (this would run on the localhost 5000 port)
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+you can use postman to hit the API - 
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