server.py

# importing the libraries and functions needed
import flask
import lipd
from flask import Flask
from flask import send_from_directory
from flask import request
from lipd import readLipd

app = Flask(__name__)
# setting the route pf the server
@app.route('/', methods = ['POST'])
def receiveLiPD():
    # setting the files from the POST request equal to a variable
    fileReceived = request.files['pond']
    # saving the file locally in order to read it
    fileReceived.save('pond.lpd')
    # reading the locally saved pond file
    readFile = lipd.readLipd("C:/Users/Golde/PycharmProjects/FlaskLibrary/pond.lpd")
    # returning the netCDF file from the resulting climate model
    return send_from_directory("./", "test.nc")


# setting the host and port for the server to run on
app.run(host='127.0.0.1', port=23657)