python - How can I serve NPM packages using Flask?

Question

I have a small Flask app which currently sources jQuery and highlight.js from external servers. I'd like to make these local dependencies which I pull in via NPM.

What is the standard practice for this? Should I create package.json file in the same directory as my static and templates directories and serve node_modules as a separate static dir ala this question?

I'm packaging and distributing my app using pip, so any solution needs to be compatible with that.

Answer 1

Go to your static folder and there initialize your npm project.

cd flask_app/static
$ npm init

after installing and saving npm packages you can serve them like this:

<script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='node_modules/toastr/toastr.js')}}"></script>

credits to: https://codeburst.io/creating-a-full-stack-web-application-with-python-npm-webpack-and-react-8925800503d9