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M. LathkarHigh-Performance Web Apps with FastAPIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9178-8_1

1. Introduction to FastAPI

Malhar Lathkar1  
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Nanded, Maharashtra, India
 

The recent surge in the popularity of Python as a programming language is mainly due to its libraries used in the field of data science applications. However, Python is also extensively used for web application development, thanks to the abundance of its web application frameworks.

FastAPI is the latest entrant in the long list of Python’s web application frameworks. However, it’s not just another framework as it presents some distinct advantages over the others. Considered to be one of the “fastest,” ...

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