splitting delete/update

server.py

@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ cursor = mydb.cursor()
 app = Flask(__name__)
 app.wsgi_app = HTTPMethodOverrideMiddleware(app.wsgi_app)
 
-@app.put('/')
-def test():
-    return 'hi'
-
 @app.get("/")
 def show_all():
     cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM items WHERE parent_id IS NULL')
@@ -51,12 +47,8 @@ def create():
         )
         return redirect('/')
 
-@app.post("/<int:id>")
+@app.put("/<int:id>")
 def deleteUpdate(id):
-    # TODO: deal with deleting item that has children
-    if request.args.get('_method') == 'DELETE':
-        cursor.execute('DELETE FROM items WHERE id=%s LIMIT 1', [id])
-    else:
     cursor.execute(
         'UPDATE items SET title=%s, description=%s, parent_id=%s WHERE id=%s',
         [request.form['title'], request.form['description'], request.form['parent_id'] if request.form['parent_id'] != '' else None, id]
@@ -66,6 +58,15 @@ def deleteUpdate(id):
     else:
         return redirect('/')
 
+@app.delete('/<int:id>')
+def delete(id):
+    # TODO: deal with deleting item that has children
+    cursor.execute('DELETE FROM items WHERE id=%s LIMIT 1', [id])
+    if 'parent_id' in request.form:
+        return redirect('/'+request.form['parent_id'])
+    else:
+        return redirect('/')
+
 @app.get("/<id>")
 def show(id):
     cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM items WHERE id=%s', [id])