Reworked addFeed method and have that working correctly now. Started adding updateStatus method.

main.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import feedparser as fp
 from flask import Flask, jsonify
 from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
+from urllib.parse import unquote_plus
+
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
 app.config['SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS'] = False
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ def updateFeeds(userID):
 # grabs podcast urls from logged in user
     pc = podcasts.query.filter_by(userID=userID).all()
 
-    # loops through the returned urls and parses each rss feed
+# loops through the returned urls and parses each rss feed
     for show in pc:
         parsed = fp.parse(show.URL)
         query = shows.query.filter_by(podcastID=show.podcastID).all()
@@ -72,51 +74,49 @@ def updateFeeds(userID):
                 query = shows(podcastID=show.podcastID, userID=userID, link=url)
                 db.session.add(query)
                 db.session.commit()
-                updatedShows.append(show.title)
+                new_show = {}
+                new_show['title'] = show.title
+                updatedShows.append(new_show)
             else:
                 continue
             count = count + 1
 # Clear out the array for the next podcast
         showCheck = []
-    return jsonify(updatedShows)
+    return jsonify(newShows=updatedShows)
 
 
 
-# @app.route('/addFeed/<int:userID>/<string:newURL>', methods=['PUT'])
+@app.route('/addFeed/<int:userID>/<path:newURL>', methods=['PUT'])
-@app.route('/addFeed/<int:userID>/', methods=['PUT'])
 def addFeed(userID,newURL):
+
     count = 0
 
     parsed = fp.parse(newURL)
 
-    title = parsed.feed.title
+    title = str(parsed.feed.title)
-    artwork = parsed.feed.image
+    artwork = str(parsed.feed.image)
 
 # checks to see if the podcast URL already exists for logged in user and skips it if it has already been imported.
-    query = db.sql.text("""select URL from Podcasts where URL = \"%s\" and userID = %i""" % (newURL, userID))
-    exists = db.con.execute(query).fetchone()
 # if the show doesn't already exist for the logged in user it gets added
-    if exists is None or exists[0] != newURL:
+    if not podcasts.query.filter_by(URL=newURL, userID=userID).first():
-        query = db.sql.text("""insert into Podcasts (userID, title, URL, artworkURL) values(%i, \"%s\", \"%s\", \"%s\") """ % (userID, title, newURL, artwork))
+        query = podcasts(userID=userID, title=title, URL=newURL, artworkURL=artwork)
-        db.con.execute(query)
+        db.session.add(query)
-        print("%s added" % title)
+        db.session.commit()
 # Once the podcast is added we grab the podcastID so we can import the shows
-        query = db.sql.text("""select podcastID from Podcasts where userID = %i and URL = \"%s\"""" % (userID, newURL))
+        result = podcasts.query.filter_by(URL=newURL, userID=userID).first()
-        result = db.con.execute(query).fetchone()
-        podcastID = result[0]
-
 # Import the new shows. No need to check if the show URLS already exist since it's new
         for items in parsed['entries']:
             itemURL = parsed.entries[count].enclosures[0].get('href')
-            query = db.sql.text("""insert into Shows (podcastID, userID, link) values (%i, %i, \"%s\")""" % (podcastID, userID, itemURL))
+            query = shows(podcastID=result.podcastID, userID=userID, link=itemURL)
-            db.con.execute(query)
+            db.session.add(query)
             count = count + 1
-            return ("%s added" % title)
+        db.session.commit()
+        return jsonify(message='Podcast added')
     else:
-        return ("%s already exists" % title)
+        return jsonify(message='Podcast already exists')
 
-@app.route('/listShows/<int:userID>/', methods=['GET'])
+@app.route('/listPodcasts/<int:userID>/', methods=['GET'])
-def listShows(userID):
+def listPodcasts(userID):
     output = []
     y = 0
 # grabs podcast urls from logged in user
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ def register(username, password, name, email):
 # if the username doesn't already exist it will be added
     else:
         return jsonify(message='Username already exists')
-
+@app.route('/updateStatus/<int:userID>/<int:podcastID>/<int:status>')
+def updateStatus(userID, podcastID, status):
+    return ''
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app.run(host='0.0.0.0', debug=True)