empty search check

MemeGenerator/templates/index.html

@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@
     <div class="card-header">Your next Viral Meme starts here...</div>
     <div class="card-body">
         <div class="form-center">
-            <form action="{{url_for("show_search", page=1)}}" method="GET">
+            <form name="search_form" action="{{url_for("show_search", page=1)}}"" method="GET">
                 <input type="text" value="{{ query }}" name="q" />
                 <input type="submit" value="Search"/>
             </form>  
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
-
 {% endblock %}

MemeGenerator/views/index.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ MemeGenerator index (main) view.
 
 from collections import defaultdict
 import os
+import sys
 
 import flask
 
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ def show_index():
 def show_search(page=1):
     """Show result search page."""
     query = flask.request.args.get('q')
+    # check for empty input as flickr doesn't allow empty search
+    if query == '':
+        query = 'UMICH'
     page = int(page)
     if page < 1: page = 1
     search_resutlts = flickr.photos.search(text=query,