Fastapi

Building Your First REST API with FastAPI: A Step-by-Step Guide FastAPI is a modern, fast (high-performance) web framework for building APIs with Python 3.7+ based on standard Python type hints. It’s incredibly easy to learn and use, and boasts automatic interactive API documentation (Swagger UI) and data validation. This guide will walk you through building a simple REST API with FastAPI, demonstrating its key features. What We’ll Build We’ll create a simple API that manages a list of “items.” It will have endpoints for: ...

Why FastAPI is My Go-To Framework for Backend Development Python offers a rich ecosystem of web frameworks, making it a popular choice for backend development. While frameworks like Flask and Django have been staples for years, FastAPI has emerged as a strong contender, and in many cases, my preferred choice. This post explores why I find FastAPI so compelling, comparing it with Flask and Django, highlighting its performance advantages, and discussing its excellent support for asynchronous programming. ...