Learn Python by Building Data Science Applications

Chapter 19

What does a serverless application mean?

Serverless applications still run on normal servers, but control over the server's behavior and the stack are completely handled by the cloud provider—all that's required from the developer is to write a function that describes the business logic. This function can be set to trigger on a request to a certain API endpoint, on a certain event (for example, a file addition to the S3 bucket), or on a scheduler so that it runs every day.

What are the limitations of the serverless approach?

Serverless applications are mainly bound by the memory they can use and, therefore, the packages that can be installed. For AWS Lambda, the limit is 50 MB.

What are the benefits of serverless APIs?

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