Flask Web Calculator🧮

This is a simple web calculator application built using Flask, a lightweight Python web framework. The calculator allows users to perform basic arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Features

• Perform arithmetic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Accepts input via JSON format for easy testing with tools like Postman.

Usage

Installation

1. Clone this repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/Rahul-404/Flask-Web-Calculator.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd Flask-Web-Calculator

3. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the Application

1. Start the Flask server:

   python app.py

2. The server will start running on http://localhost:5000/.

Using the Calculator

You can use the calculator by sending POST requests to the /calculate endpoint with the following JSON payload:

{
  "operation": "add",
  "number1": 5,
  "number2": 3
}

• "operation": The arithmetic operation to perform (add, subtract, multiply, divide).
• "number1": The first number.
• "number2": The second number.

The server will respond with the result of the calculation in JSON format.

Example

Request

POST /calculate HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:5000
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "operation": "add",
  "number1": 5,
  "number2": 3
}

Response

{
  "result": 8
}

In: POSTMAN

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute to this project, please fork the repository and submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.