KeyError- KeyError: 'name'

[Tasfinthebigboy]

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\flask\app.py", line 2213, in call
return self.wsgi_app(environ, start_response)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\flask\app.py", line 2193, in wsgi_app
response = self.handle_exception(e)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\flask\app.py", line 2190, in wsgi_app
response = self.full_dispatch_request()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\flask\app.py", line 1486, in full_dispatch_request
rv = self.handle_user_exception(e)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\flask\app.py", line 1484, in full_dispatch_request
rv = self.dispatch_request()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\flask\app.py", line 1469, in dispatch_request
return self.ensure_sync(self.view_functions[rule.endpoint])(**view_args)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "d:\root\main.py", line 73, in dashboard
if session['name']:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Lib\site-packages\flask\sessions.py", line 79, in getitem
return super().getitem(key)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
KeyError: 'name

@app.route('/dashboard/')
def dashboard():
    if session['name']:
        return render_template('dashboard.html')
        
    return redirect('/login')

[davidism]

This is a common Python problem, unrelated to Flask. If you're not sure if a key ('name') is in a dict (session), you should use 'name' in session to check, or use session.get('name') which will return None rather than a key error if it's missing.