fixed up using selects before the app was ready, something that happens in the newer gunicorn but seemingly not flask? also removed compress at least for Dev testing

main.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from flask_marshmallow import Marshmallow
 from flask_bootstrap import Bootstrap
 from wtforms import SubmitField, StringField, HiddenField, SelectField, IntegerField, TextAreaField, validators
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
-from flask_compress import Compress
+#from flask_compress import Compress
 from status import st, Status
 # for ldap auth
 from flask_ldap3_login import LDAP3LoginManager
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ldap_manager = LDAP3LoginManager(app)          # Setup a LDAP3 Login Manager.
 login_manager.login_view = "login"             # default login route, failed with url_for, so hard-coded
 
 # enable compression for http / speed
-Compress(app)
+#Compress(app)
 
 ################################# Now, import non-book classes ###################################
 from author import Author, AuthorForm, AuthorSchema, GetAuthors
@@ -213,12 +213,12 @@ class BookForm(FlaskForm):
     title = StringField('Title:', [validators.DataRequired()])
     # author built by hand
     # genre built by hand
-    publisher = SelectField( 'publisher', choices=[(c.id, c.name) for c in Publisher.query.order_by('name')] )
+    publisher = SelectField( 'publisher' )
-    owned = SelectField( 'owned',  choices=[(c.id, c.name) for c in Owned.query.order_by('id')] )
+    owned = SelectField( 'owned' )
-    covertype = SelectField( 'covertype',  choices=[(c.id, c.name) for c in Covertype.query.order_by('id')] )
+    covertype = SelectField( 'covertype' )
-    condition = SelectField( 'condition',  choices=[(c.id, c.name) for c in Condition.query.order_by('id')] )
+    condition = SelectField( 'condition' )
     year_published = IntegerField('Year Published:', validators=[validators.DataRequired(), validators.NumberRange(min=1900, max=2100)] )
-    rating = SelectField( 'rating',  choices=[(c.id, c.name) for c in Rating.query.order_by('id')] )
+    rating = SelectField( 'rating' )
     notes = TextAreaField('Notes:')
     blurb = TextAreaField('Blurb:')
     submit = SubmitField('Save' )
@@ -494,6 +494,11 @@ def remove_sub_book():
 @login_required
 def new_book():
     form = BookForm(request.form)
+    form.publisher.choices = [(c.id, c.name) for c in Publisher.query.order_by('name')]
+    form.owned.choices=[(c.id, c.name) for c in Owned.query.order_by('id')]
+    form.covertype.choices=[(c.id, c.name) for c in Covertype.query.order_by('id')]
+    form.condition.choices=[(c.id, c.name) for c in Condition.query.order_by('id')]
+    form.rating.choices=[(c.id, c.name) for c in Rating.query.order_by('id')]
     page_title='Create new Book'
     author_list = GetAuthors()
     genre_list = GetGenres()
@@ -781,7 +786,6 @@ def books_on_shelf():
     ordered_books=[]
     handle_parent=[]
     currently_owned = Owned.query.filter(Owned.name=='Currently Owned').one()
-    print( f"co={currently_owned}" )
     for b in books:
         if b.series:
             # find biggest Series