# Import necessary libraries import numpy as np import joblib # For loading the serialized model import pandas as pd # For data manipulation from flask import Flask, request, jsonify # For creating the Flask API # Initialize the Flask application predictor_api = Flask("SuperKart Price Predictor") # Load the trained machine learning model model = joblib.load("superkart_prediction_model_v1_0.joblib") # Define a route for the home page (GET request) @predictor_api.get('/') def home(): """ This function handles GET requests to the root URL ('/') of the API. It returns a simple welcome message. """ return "Welcome to the Superkart Price Prediction API!" # Define an endpoint for single property prediction (POST request) @predictor_api.post('/v1/superkart') def predict_price(): """ This function handles POST requests to the '/v1/superkart' endpoint. It expects a JSON payload containing property details and returns the predicted sales price as a JSON response. """ # Get the JSON data from the request body property_data = request.get_json() # Extract relevant features from the JSON data sample = { 'Product_Weight': property_data['product_weight'], 'Product_Sugar_Content': property_data['product_sugar_content'], 'Product_Allocated_Area': property_data['product_allocated_area'], 'Product_Type': property_data['product_type'], 'Product_MRP': property_data['product_mrp'], 'Store_Size': property_data['store_size'], 'Store_Location_City_Type': property_data['store_location_city_type'], 'Age_Category': property_data['age_category'], 'type_of_food': property_data['type_of_food'] } # Convert the extracted data into a Pandas DataFrame input_data = pd.DataFrame([sample]) # Make prediction predicted_price = model.predict(input_data)[0] # Convert predicted_price to Python float predicted_price = round(float(predicted_price), 2) # The conversion above is needed as we convert the model prediction (log price) to actual price using np.exp, which returns predictions as NumPy float32 values. # When we send this value directly within a JSON response, Flask's jsonify function encounters a datatype error # Return the actual price return jsonify({'Predicted Price': predicted_price}) # Run the Flask application in debug mode if this script is executed directly if __name__ == '__main__': predictor_api.run(debug=True)