Python Flask - get the userList from http://localhost:8080/users - python-3.x

Question

I am new to Flask and wanted to develop a micro-service application that can get the data from other microservice (written in spring boots) running in http://localhost:8080/users.
The data looks like this:
{"userList":[{"userId":1,"name":"x","email":"x#gmail.com","address":"add1","phone":"123","accountNo":"0000001"},{"userId":2,"name":"y","email":"x#gmail.com","address":"add1","phone":"123","accountNo":"0000001"}
My code is like below:
from flask import Flask, jsonify, request
import logging
app = Flask(__name__)
os.environ['NO_PROXY'] = '127.0.0.1'
r = request.get('http://127.0.0.1:8080')
#app.route('/users', methods=['GET'])
def cust_search(email):
json = request.get_json()
if __name__ == '__main__':
app.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
app.run(debug=True)
I get the below error message when I run in venv:
File "", line 13, in <module>
r = request.get('http://127.0.0.1:8080')
File "", line 347, in __getattr__
return getattr(self._get_current_object(), name)
File "/covid_service/venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/werkzeug/local.py", line 306, in _get_current_object
return self.__local()
File "/covid_service/venv/lib/python3.7/site-packages/flask/globals.py", line 38, in _lookup_req_object
raise RuntimeError(_request_ctx_err_msg)
RuntimeError: Working outside of request context.
This typically means that you attempted to use functionality that needed
an active HTTP request. Consult the documentation on testing for
information about how to avoid this problem.
Any help please

Answer 1

For what you are doing, you need to use the builtin requests module.
import requests
users = requests.get('http://127.0.0.1:8080').json()
flask.request is different than requests. It used for handling request data passed to the server, typically from a form post, and as you stated requires an active HTTP request.