Abdulwahid Abdulhaque Barguzar - Building serverless Python web services with Zappa : build and deploy serverless applications on AWS using Zappa

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About the author

Abdulwahid Abdulhaque Barguzar is a software architect and an active contributor in the open source community. He has developed a deep understanding of architecting software product development through Python web frameworks and JavaScript frameworks.
He is passionate about implementing and mastering new technologies. In his free time, he researches innovative approaches to rapidly developing and designing a software product and automation testing, aiming to become a master software architect.

About the reviewer

Bhagvan Kommadi has around 18 years of experience in the software industry and has done master's in industrial systems engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and bachelor's in aerospace engineering from IIT, Madras. He is currently working as Chief Technology Officer of Crystal Delta Solutions, based in Chennai. He has reviewed Beyond Software Architecture: Creating and Sustaining Winning Solutions by Luke Hohmann and Algorithms of the Intelligent Web by Dr. Haralambos Marmanis.

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Preface

This book is based on the modern way of developing a serverless Python-based web or microservices. Being serverless involves a serverless infrastructure provided by the cloud service provider. This book shows how to use Amazon Web Services to implement the serverless infrastructure. Also, it covers the deployment process using Zappa. Zappa eliminates manual intervention, gives you an automated way to proceed deployment, and helps you maintain multiple deployment stages.

Who this book is for

This book is for beginner to experienced Python developers who want to understand the way to develop Python web services or microservices on the serverless infrastructure. Experienced Python developers can enhance their skills by learning about the serverless technology and understanding serverless deployment.

What this book covers

, Amazon Web Services for Serverless , covers understanding the basics of AWS Lambda and API Gateway services. Also, the manual process of creating a serverless service by interacting with the AWS console and CLI tool is covered.

, Getting Started with Zappa , explains the concept of the Zappa tool and elaborates the benefits of using Zappa over the manual process of AWS services.

, Building a Flask Application with Zappa , explores basic Flask application development and deployment using Zappa as a serverless application.

, Building a Flask-Based REST API with Zappa , presents the Flask-based RESTful API development and deployment process with Zappa.

, Building a Django Application with Zappa , discusses Django core application development and deploying the application as a serverless over AWS Lambda using Zappa.