main.py

from twilio.rest import Client
from twilio.twiml.messaging_response import Body, Message, Redirect, MessagingResponse
import threading
from threading import Thread
from time import sleep
from random import randint
# local libraries
import questions, users

account = "ACf6ddb664419f225eb09901d32dbfc5c9"
token = "345335f019dfac112d93292888a4ca5f"
client = Client(account, token)

#message = client.messages.create(to="+447534003420", from_="+441618502075", body="Hello there!")

from flask import Flask, request, redirect
from twilio.twiml.messaging_response import MessagingResponse

app = Flask(__name__)

client = Client(account, token)

# global variables
asked_question = False
question = ""
user = ""

def send_message(message, send_to_num, from_num="+441618502075"):
    """ function to send "message" to "send_to_num" from default num, "from_num" """
    client.api.account.messages.create(
    to = send_to_num,
    from_ = from_num,
    body=message)
    # internal confirmation
    print("Message {} sent to {} from {}".format(message, from_num, send_to_num))

def sms_get_body_define(message):
    """ simple function to determine what was in the body """

    return None

def flashcard_loop():
    while True:
        print("this is working")
        if 15 == 15:
            print("A MESSAGE HAS SENT*********************")
            global question
            global user
            question = questions.get_random_question()
            user = users.get_random_user_number()
            asked_question = False
            send_message(question['text'], user)
            sleep(500000)
        else:
            sleep(50000000)

@app.route("/inbound", methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def sms_get_body():
    """Respond to incoming calls with a simple text message."""
    # Start our TwiML response
    resp = MessagingResponse()

    global asked_question
    global question
    global user

    body = request.values.get('Body', None)
    froma = request.values.get('From', None)
    body2 = request.form['Body']
    print(body2)
    print(body)
    print(froma)
    print(asked_question)
    print(question['correctAnswer'])
    if asked_question:
        if body == question['correctAnswer'].lower():
            resp.message("You got it right, well done!")
            asked_question = False
        else:
            resp.message("You got it wrong :(")
    else:
        resp.message("Continue as normal, human.")

    return str(resp)



if __name__ == "__main__":
    Thread(target = flashcard_loop).start()
    Thread(target = app.run(debug=True)).start()