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+# thunix_api.py
+import flask
+
+from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+# No endpoint selected
+@app.route("/")
+def home():
+    return "The Thunix API.  Please see https://wiki.thunix.net/wiki/api for more information."
+    app.run()
+
+# ip_info
+@app.route("/ip_info")
+def ip_info():
+    return "IP Info"
+    app.run()
+
+# uptime
+@app.route("/uptime")
+def uptime():
+    return "Uptime"
+    app.run()
+
+# teapot
+@app.route("/teapot")
+def teapot():
+    teapot = [
+{
+   "tea" : "available",
+   "height" : "short",
+   "width" : "stout"
+}
+]
+    return jsonify(teapot)
+    app.run() 
+
+# main loop
+if __name__ == "__main__":        # on running python app.py
+    app.run()                     # run the flask app