FastAPI: A Quick Overview

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FastAPI

FastAPI is a modern, fast (high-performance), web framework for building APIs with Python 3.6+ based on standard Python type hints. It is designed to be easy to use, fast to run, and safe to develop with for scalable APIs.

Features of FastAPI:

  • Fast: Blazing fast performance, thanks to Starlette and Pydantic.
  • Easy to Use: Intuitive API development through automatic generation of OpenAPI documentation.
  • Secure: Built-in security and validation features to protect against common security vulnerabilities.
  • Modern: Fully compatible with Python 3.6+, type hints, and asyncio.

Getting Started with FastAPI:

  1. Install FastAPI: pip install fastapi
  2. Create a FastAPI app:
  3. from fastapi import FastAPI
    
    app = FastAPI()
    
    @app.get("/")
    def read_root():
        return {"Hello": "World"}
  4. Run the app: uvicorn main:app --reload
  5. Access the app in your browser at http://localhost:8000

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Start building your high-performance APIs with FastAPI today!