ca42/main.py

from flask import Flask, render_template, redirect
import datetime

app = Flask(__name__);
        
last_value: str

try:
    with open("bozo", 'r') as f:
        last_value: str = f.read()
except:
    with open("bozo", 'w+') as f:
        last_value = str(datetime.date.today())
        f.write(last_value)

@app.route("/api/update", methods = ['POST'])
def update():
    last_value = str(datetime.date.today())
    print(last_value)
    with open("bozo", 'w+') as f:
        f.write(last_value)
    return render_template('home.html', date = last_value)

@app.route("/", methods = ['GET'])
def normal():
    print(last_value)
    return render_template('home.html', date = last_value)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5000, debug=1)