Build a performant and scalable web application using Sanic, along with maintaining clean code to fit your unique challenges and business requirements Key FeaturesExpand your knowledge of web application architecture for building scalable web appsLearn the core philosophies of performance and scalability from one of the creators of SanicCreate a complete Python web app from scratch and learn to translate the knowledge you gain across various use casesBook Description Today's developers need something more powerful and customizable when it comes to web app development. They require effective tools to build something unique to meet their specific needs, and not simply glue a bunch of things together built by others. This is where Sanic comes into the picture. Built to be unopinionated and scalable, Sanic is a next-generation Python framework and server tuned for high performance. This Sanic guide starts by helping you understand Sanic's purpose, significance, and use cases. You'll learn how to spot different issues when building web applications, and how to choose, create, and adapt the right solution to meet your requirements. As you progress, you'll understand how to use listeners, middleware, and background tasks to customize your application. The book will also take you through real-world examples, so you will walk away with practical knowledge and not just code snippets. By the end of this web development book, you'll have gained the knowledge you need to design, build, and deploy high-performance, scalable, and maintainable web applications with the Sanic framework. What you will learnUnderstand the difference between WSGI, Async, and ASGI serversDiscover how Sanic organizes incoming data, why it does it, and how to make the most of itImplement best practices for building reliable, performant, and secure web appsExplore useful techniques for successfully testing and deploying a Sanic web appCreate effective solutions for the modern web, including task management, bot integration, and GraphQLIdentify security concerns and understand how to deal with them in your Sanic appsWho this book is for This book is for Python web developers who have basic to intermediate-level knowledge of how web technologies work and are looking to take their applications to the next level using the power of the Sanic framework. Working knowledge of Python web development along with frameworks such as Django and/or Flask will be helpful but is not required. A basic to intermediate-level understanding of Python 3, HTTP, RESTful API patterns, and modern development practices and tools, such as type annotations, pytest, and virtual environments will also be beneficial.

A practical approach to conquering the complexities of Microservices using the Python tooling ecosystem Key Features A very useful guide for Python developers who are shifting to the new microservices-based development A concise, up-to-date guide to building efficient and lightweight microservices in Python using Flask, Tox, and other tools Learn to use Docker containers, CoreOS, and Amazon Web Services to deploy your services Book DescriptionWe often deploy our web applications into the cloud, and our code needs to interact with many third-party services. An efficient way to build applications to do this is through microservices architecture. But, in practice, it's hard to get this right due to the complexity of all the pieces interacting with each other. This book will teach you how to overcome these issues and craft applications that are built as small standard units, using all the proven best practices and avoiding the usual traps. It's a practical book: you’ll build everything using Python 3 and its amazing tooling ecosystem. You will understand the principles of TDD and apply them. You will use Flask, Tox, and other tools to build your services using best practices. You will learn how to secure connections between services, and how to script Nginx using Lua to build web application firewall features such as rate limiting. You will also familiarize yourself with Docker’s role in microservices, and use Docker containers, CoreOS, and Amazon Web Services to deploy your services. This book will take you on a journey, ending with the creation of a complete Python application based on microservices. By the end of the book, you will be well versed with the fundamentals of building, designing, testing, and deploying your Python microservices.What you will learn Explore what microservices are and how to design them Use Python 3, Flask, Tox, and other tools to build your services using best practices Learn how to use a TDD approach Discover how to document your microservices Configure and package your code in the best way Interact with other services Secure, monitor, and scale your services Deploy your services in Docker containers, CoreOS, and Amazon Web Services Who this book is for This book is for developers who have basic knowledge of Python, the command line, and HTTP-based application principles, and those who want to learn how to build, test, scale, and manage Python 3 microservices. No prior experience of writing microservices in Python is assumed.

Discover FastAPI features and best practices for building and deploying high-quality web APIs from scratch Key Features • A practical guide to developing production-ready web APIs rapidly in Python • Learn how to put FastAPI into practice by implementing it in real-world scenarios • Explore FastAPI, its syntax, and configurations for deploying applications Book Description RESTful web services are commonly used to create APIs for web-based applications owing to their light weight and high scalability. This book will show you how FastAPI, a high-performance web framework for building RESTful APIs in Python, allows you to build robust web APIs that are simple and intuitive and makes it easy to build quickly with very little boilerplate code. This book will help you set up a FastAPI application in no time and show you how to use FastAPI to build a REST API that receives and responds to user requests. You'll go on to learn how to handle routing and authentication while working with databases in a FastAPI application. The book walks you through the four key areas: building and using routes for create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations; connecting the application to SQL and NoSQL databases; securing the application built; and deploying your application locally or to a cloud environment. By the end of this book, you'll have developed a solid understanding of the FastAPI framework and be able to build and deploy robust REST APIs. What you will learn • Set up a FastAPI application that is fully functional and secure • Understand how to handle errors from requests and send proper responses in FastAPI • Integrate and connect your application to a SQL and NoSQL (MongoDB) database • Perform CRUD operations using SQL and FastAPI • Manage concurrency in FastAPI applications • Implement authentication in a FastAPI application • Deploy a FastAPI application to any platform Who this book is for This book is for Python developers who want to learn FastAPI in a pragmatic way to create robust web APIs with ease. If you are a Django or Flask developer looking to try something new that's faster, more efficient, and produces fewer bugs, this FastAPI Python book is for you. The book assumes intermediate-level knowledge of Python programming.

Discover the secrets of building Python microservices using the FastAPI framework Key Features Provides a reference that contains definitions, illustrations, comparative analysis, and the implementation of real-world apps Covers concepts, core details, and advanced integration and design-related topics Imparts context, app templates, suggestions, and insights that are helpful to actual projects Book DescriptionFastAPI is an Asynchronous Server Gateway Interface (ASGI)-based framework that can help build modern, manageable, and fast microservices. Because of its asynchronous core platform, this ASGI-based framework provides the best option when it comes to performance, reliability, and scalability over the WSGI-based Django and Flask. When working with Python, Flask, and Django microservices, you’ll be able to put your knowledge to work with this practical guide to building seamlessly manageable and fast microservices. You’ll begin by understanding the background of FastAPI and learning how to install, configure, and use FastAPI to decompose business units. You’ll explore a unique and asynchronous REST API framework that can provide a better option when it comes to building microservices. After that, this book will guide you on how to apply and translate microservices design patterns in building various microservices applications and RESTful APIs using the FastAPI framework. By the end of this microservices book, you’ll be able to understand, build, deploy, test, and experiment with microservices and their components using the FastAPI framework.What you will learn Understand, orient, and implement REST APIs using the basic components of the FastAPI framework Build asynchronous as well as synchronous REST services using the built-in pydantic module and asyncio support Create small-scale and large-scale microservices applications using features supported by FastAPI Build event-driven and message-driven applications using the framework Create an asynchronous and synchronous data layer with both relational and NoSQL databases Perform numerical and symbolic computations with FastAPI Who this book is for This book is for Python web developers, advanced Python developers, and backend developers using Flask or Django who want to learn how to use the FastAPI framework to implement microservices. Readers familiar with the REST API and microservices will also benefit from this book. Some parts of the book contain general concepts, processes, and instructions that intermediate-level developers and Python enthusiasts can relate to as well.

A quick-start guide to exploring and using Python and Django to develop web applications in minutes Key Features Develop web applications with Python and Django quickly Understand Django features with short explanations and learn how to use them right away Create a movie reviews app with a responsive user interface and deploy it to the cloud Book DescriptionLearning Django can be a tricky and time-consuming activity. There are hundreds of tutorials, loads of documentation, and many explanations that are hard to digest. However, this book enables you to use and learn Django in just a couple of days. In this book, you’ll go on a fun, hands-on, and pragmatic journey to learn Django full stack development. You'll start building your first Django app within minutes. You'll be provided with short explanations and a practical approach that cover some of the most important Django features, such as Django Apps’ structure, URLs, views, templates, models, CSS inclusion, image storage, authentication and authorization, Django admin panel, and many more. You'll also use Django to develop a movies review app and deploy it to the internet. By the end of this book, you'll be able to build and deploy your own Django web applications.What you will learn Understand and implement Django Apps' basic structure, including URLs, views, templates, and models Add bootstrap to improve the aesthetics of the site Create your own custom pages and have different URLs to route to them Navigate between pages by adding a header bar to all pages Work with databases and models Explore the powerful built-in admin interface with Django Use Django's powerful, built-in authentication system Deploy your Django project on the internet for the world to use Who this book is for This book is for Python developers at any level of experience with Python programming who want to build full-stack Python web applications using Django. The book is for absolute Django beginners.

Go from setting up your production environment, to building an app, to deploying it to the web using industry best practices along the way Key FeaturesFollow a blueprint to build production-ready apps that can be adapted and tailored to your requirementsLearn how to combine a React frontend with a Quart backend, and run them in Docker on AWSAdopt industry best practices that can be used in your personal as well as work projectsBook Description A Blueprint for Production-Ready Web Applications will help you expand upon your coding knowledge and teach you how to create a complete web application. Unlike other guides that focus solely on a singular technology or process, this book shows you how to combine different technologies and processes as needed to meet industry standards. You'll begin by learning how to set up your development environment, and use Quart and React to create the backend and frontend, respectively. This book then helps you get to grips with managing and validating accounts, structuring relational tables, and creating forms to manage data. As you progress through the chapters, you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of web application development by creating a to-do app, which can be used as a base for your future projects. Finally, you'll find out how to deploy and monitor your application, along with discovering advanced concepts such as managing database migrations and adding multifactor authentication. By the end of this web development book, you'll be able to apply the lessons and industry best practices that you've learned to both your personal and work projects, allowing you to further develop your coding portfolio. What you will learnSet up an optimum development environment for building web appsCreate a working backend Quart app that can be tailored to suit your needsBuild a user management system with passwords and authenticationBuild a single-page application with React Router and FormikDeploy your app to AWS and understand the importance of monitoringDiscover advanced concepts such as managing database migrationsWho this book is for This book is for software engineers like recent computer science or bootcamp graduates who already know how to program and want to learn how to build an app by following standard industry processes such as continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD). Working knowledge of TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, HTML, CSS, and SQL is needed. You don't, however, need prior experience with Quart, React, AWS, and all other specific technologies and processes, as they will be introduced in the book.

If you’re among the Python developers put off by asyncio’s complexity, it’s time to take another look. Asyncio is complicated because it aims to solve problems in concurrent network programming for both framework and end-user developers. The features you need to consider are a small subset of the whole asyncio API, but picking out the right features is the tricky part. That’s where this practical book comes in. Veteran Python developer Caleb Hattingh helps you gain a basic understanding of asyncio’s building blocks—enough to get started writing simple event-based programs. You’ll learn why asyncio offers a safer alternative to preemptive multitasking (threading) and how this API provides a simpleway to support thousands of simultaneous socket connections. Get a critical comparison of asyncio and threading for concurrent network programming Take an asyncio walk-through, including a quickstart guidefor hitting the ground looping with event-based programming Learn the difference between asyncio features for end-user developers and those for framework developers Understand asyncio’s new async/await language syntax, including coroutines and task and future APIs Get detailed case studies (with code) of some popular asyncio-compatible third-party libraries

"Python 4.0: Beyond Syntax" explores the evolution of Python beyond its syntax, delving into advanced concepts, best practices, and cutting-edge techniques. Written for intermediate to advanced Python developers, this book delves into topics such as concurrency, metaprogramming, optimization, and advanced libraries. Through clear explanations and practical examples, readers will gain insights into leveraging Python's full potential for building robust, scalable, and high-performance applications. Whether you're aiming to deepen your Python skills or stay ahead of emerging trends, "Python 4.0: Beyond Syntax" offers valuable insights for pushing the boundaries of Python programming.

Take full creative control of your web applications with Flask, the Python-based microframework. With the second edition of this hands-on book, youâ??ll learn Flask from the ground up by developing a complete, real-world application created by author Miguel Grinberg. This refreshed edition accounts for important technology changes that have occurred in the past three years. Explore the frameworkâ??s core functionality, and learn how to extend applications with advanced web techniques such as database migrations and an application programming interface. The first part of each chapter provides you with reference and background for the topic in question, while the second part guides you through a hands-on implementation. If you have Python experience, youâ??re ready to take advantage of the creative freedom Flask provides. Three sections include: A thorough introduction to Flask: explore web application development basics with Flask and an application structure appropriate for medium and large applications Building Flasky: learn how to build an open source blogging application step-by-step by reusing templates, paginating item lists, and working with rich text Going the last mile: dive into unit testing strategies, performance analysis techniques, and deployment options for your Flask application

Create responsive front-end web applications in Python using the React and Material-UI JavaScript libraries, without having to program in JavaScript, by using the Transcrypt transpiler that turns your Python code into JavaScript.