Inspiration
Seeing the current world situation, we felt the need to create a platform where individuals/businesses can get accurate information regarding the COVID-19 situations in their respective countries, and be up to date on the latest coronavirus statistics.
What it does
The user can login with their name, country and whether they are an individual or part of a business. Depending on the country entered, the user will receive information on the lockdown status in their country. If the user is part of a business, they will prompted to input the number of people in their business, and will subsequently gain access to the current safety measures in place for a business of the chosen size in their country. There are also a bunch of mini games to relieve the user's stress and provide a source of entertainment during these tough times.
How we built it
We built it using 4 HTML files, each linked to the others by a navigation menu, along with a number of CSS files and a couple of main Python files initialised with Flask.
Challenges we ran into
We encountered a few challenges along the way, namely while linking the Python files to the HTML files when taking user inputs, and while using GitHub to collaborate with our teammates.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We’re proud of the fact that we were able to work with Python libraries that we were previously unfamiliar with.
What we learned
We learned how to use Python Flask and the Jinja web template engine, as well as brushed up on our knowledge of HTML and CSS.
What's next for OpenUp
We plan to improve our web app by storing the names of the individuals/businesses in a server, which currently aren’t being stored in a database.
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