FastAPI·FastAPI essentials

Routes

FastAPI uses typed functions and decorators for endpoints.

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What you will be able to do
  • Use @app.get.
  • Return dicts or models.
  • Docs are generated automatically.

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FastAPI uses typed functions and decorators for endpoints.

  • Use @app.get.
  • Return dicts or models.
  • Docs are generated automatically.
main.pyPython
from fastapi import FastAPI
app = FastAPI()

@app.get('/courses')
def courses():
    return [{'slug': 'css'}]
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