from flask import Flask
from peewee import *
database = SqliteDatabase('my_app.db')
app = Flask(__name__)
# This hook ensures that a connection is opened to handle any queries
# generated by the request.
@app.before_request
def _db_connect():
    database.connect()
# This hook ensures that the connection is closed when we've finished
# processing the request.
@app.teardown_request
def _db_close(exc):
    if not database.is_closed():
        database.close()