What is FastAPI?
FastAPI is also an open-source Starlette-ASGI (Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface) micro-web framework written in Python used to create RESTful APIs. It was made by Sebastián Ramírez in December 2018. The name is based on the speed to develop API hence ‘FastAPI’. For more information regarding Flask, you can read this article.
Comparison of FastAPI with Django and Flask
For starters, as you may know, Python is an interpreted programming language that is becoming more and more popular for building web applications. However, there are numerous web frameworks to choose from but they all have different use cases. In this article, we will look at 3 frameworks which are :
- Django – It follows the model-template-view architectural pattern and a DRY principle (Don’t Repeat Yourself).
- Flask – This is based on the Werkzeug WSGI toolkit and Jinja2 template engine.
- FastAPI – It is a micro-web-framework based on Pydantic and type hints.
After reading this article, you’ll be able to compare these frameworks based on various factors like Efficiency, Readability, Use Case, etc. which should help you make a better choice for your web application.
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