diff --git a/examples/python/guestbook/add.py b/examples/python/guestbook/add.py
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+++ b/examples/python/guestbook/add.py
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+#
+# Handles POST /guestbook -- adds item to guestbook
+#
+
+from flask import request, redirect
+import redis
+
+# Connect to redis.
+redisConnection = redis.StrictRedis(host='redis.guestbook', port=6379, db=0)
+
+def main():
+ # Read the item from POST params, add it to redis, and redirect
+ # back to the list
+ item = request.form['text']
+ redisConnection.rpush('guestbook', item)
+ return redirect('/guestbook', code=303)
diff --git a/examples/python/guestbook/deploy.sh b/examples/python/guestbook/deploy.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+kubectl create -f redis.yaml
+
+if [ -z "$FISSION_URL" ]
+then
+ echo "Need $FISSION_URL set to a fission controller address"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+fission env create --name python --image fission/python-env
+fission function create --name guestbook-get --env python --code get.py --url /guestbook --method GET
+fission function create --name guestbook-add --env python --code add.py --url /guestbook --method POST
diff --git a/examples/python/guestbook/get.py b/examples/python/guestbook/get.py
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+#
+# Handles GET /guestbook -- returns a list of items in the guestbook
+# with a form to add more.
+#
+
+from flask import current_app, escape
+import redis
+
+# Connect to redis. This is run only when this file is loaded; as
+# long as the pod is alive, the connection is reused.
+redisConnection = redis.StrictRedis(host='redis.guestbook', port=6379, db=0)
+
+def main():
+ messages = redisConnection.lrange('guestbook', 0, -1)
+
+ items = [("%s" % escape(m.decode('utf-8'))) for m in messages]
+ ul = "" % "\n".join(items)
+ return """
+
+ Guestbook
+
+
+ %s
+
+ """ % ul
diff --git a/examples/python/guestbook/redis.yaml b/examples/python/guestbook/redis.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+ name: guestbook
+ labels:
+ name: guestbook
+
+---
+apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+ labels:
+ run: redis
+ name: redis
+ namespace: guestbook
+spec:
+ replicas: 1
+ selector:
+ matchLabels:
+ run: redis
+ template:
+ metadata:
+ labels:
+ run: redis
+ spec:
+ containers:
+ - image: redis
+ name: redis
+
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+ labels:
+ run: redis
+ name: redis
+ namespace: guestbook
+spec:
+ selector:
+ run: redis
+ type: ClusterIP
+ ports:
+ - port: 6379
+ protocol: TCP
+ targetPort: 6379