can i access python script from ionic application

Question

I am building an offline ionic application and need to be integrate it with my python script contains a standalone ML model trained and exported from the microsoft custom vision which classifies the trees.it takes picture as an input and returns a string.

python server.py image.png

this returns an output as

Mango tree

How can we access the python script or how to make it as a service ?

Answer 1

1) Create API to accept image and give tree name

• https://medium.com/python-pandemonium/build-simple-restful-api-with-python-and-flask-part-1-fae9ff66a706
• https://www.codementor.io/sagaragarwal94/building-a-basic-restful-api-in-python-58k02xsiq

2) Create service in Ionic app to upload image and return response

• can use file input in page to select image from files for browser app
• can use https://github.com/jcesarmobile/FilePicker-Phonegap-iOS-Plugin for iPhone app
  • can use https://ionicframework.com/docs/native/file-chooser/ for android