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+venv
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+# Requirements
+- Visualize statistical data from Statistikdatbasen.scb.se focusing on European Parliamental Election data.
+- The data contains geographical information and thus can be vizualized on the map
+
+- D3 library will be used for graphical visalization
+- **Frontend:** React , **Backend:** SQLAlchemy
+
+- Dataman.se for topological data of sweden borders
+
+## BASIC:
+- Given hard coded table x,y data as input and visualize it on a plot
+- Given hard coded table x,y, postition data as input, vizualize it on the map
+- Mouse hover interaction on map of Sweden, highlighting the region the mouse currently hovers over
+
+## IDEA 1:
+- Visualize regional data on map of sweden
+- Allows for focusing in on specific region for more fine detailed data
+
+## IDEA2:
+
+## ADVANDCED:
+- Optional parameters?
+- Interactive visalization
+- Through API(Statistikdatabsen.scb.s) fetch live data and visualize it
+- Graphical transitions of the visalization frame
+
+## Profile
+- Log in / Sign out
+- Session token for saving log-in state locally
+- Access to key features through log-in.
+- User profile (Name, e-mail, password)
+- Session token
+-
+
+
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+blinker==1.7.0
+click==8.1.7
+Flask==3.0.2
+importlib_metadata==7.1.0
+itsdangerous==2.1.2
+Jinja2==3.1.3
+MarkupSafe==2.1.5
+Werkzeug==3.0.1
+zipp==3.18.1
diff --git a/backend/server.py b/backend/server.py
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+from flask import Flask, render_template
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+@app.route("/")
+def homepage():
+ return render_template("index.html")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ app.debug = True
+ app.run()
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Allow execution by running: chmod u+x setup.sh
+python3 -m venv venv
+. venv/bin/activate
+pip3 install -r requirements.txt
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+<!doctype html>
+<html>
+ <head>
+ <title>This is the title of the webpage!</title>
+ </head>
+ <body>
+ <p>This is an example paragraph. Anything in the <strong>body</strong> tag will appear on the page, just like this <strong>p</strong> tag and its contents.</p>
+ </body>
+</html>
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