Abdulazeez Abdulazeez Adeshina - Building Python Web APIs with FastAPI: A fast-paced guide to building high-performance, robust web APIs with very little boilerplate code

A fast-paced guide to building high-performance, robust web APIs with very little boilerplate code

Abdulazeez Abdulazeez Adeshina

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To my mother, and to the memory of my father, for their sacrifices, belief, and constant support throughout the years. To my amazing sisters, Ameedat and Aminat, for being a continuous source of joy and happiness. To my uncle, Bako, for his continuous support over the years. To my best friends, Abdulrahman and Amina, for always being there.

Abdulazeez Abdulazeez Adeshina

Abdulazeez Abdulazeez Adeshina is a skilled Python developer, backend software engineer, and technical writer, with a wide range of technical skill sets in his arsenal. His background has led him to build command-line applications, backend applications in FastAPI, and algorithm-based treasure-hunting tools. He also enjoys teaching Python and solving mathematical-oriented problems through his blog. Abdulazeez is currently in his penultimate year of a water resources and environmental engineering program. His work experience as a guest technical author includes the likes of Auth0, LogRocket, Okteto, and TestDriven.

I want to thank Allah (SWT) for his unending grace, and Sebastin Ramrez for creating FastAPI. I want to thank Precious Ndubueze for introducing me to FastAPI and insisting I get acquainted with the framework, and Bolaji Olajide for helping me by reviewing the first chapters. Lastly, I also want to thank every one of my close associates, especially my uncle, Tosin Olayanju, for their support throughout the development of this book I am incredibly grateful and honored.

Akash Ranjan is a Python professional, with 6+ years of industry experience. He has developed, deployed, and managed large-scale enterprise applications. He has extensive experience in building APIs and designing microservice-based application architecture.