python - More than one static path in local Flask instance

Question

Is that possible to add more static paths for my local dev Flask instance? I want to have default static folder for storing js/css/images files for the site and another folder, e.g. designs to keep my specific assets. I don't want to place designs folder inside static if there is a better solution exists.

Answer 1

I have been using following approach:

# Custom static data
@app.route('/cdn/<path:filename>')
def custom_static(filename):
    return send_from_directory(app.config['CUSTOM_STATIC_PATH'], filename)

The CUSTOM_STATIC_PATH variable is defined in my configuration.

And in templates:

{{ url_for('custom_static', filename='foo') }}

Caveat emptor - I'm not really sure whether it's secure ;)