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Hands-On RESTful Python Web Services

You're reading from   Hands-On RESTful Python Web Services Develop RESTful web services or APIs with modern Python 3.7

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2018
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ISBN-13 9781789532227
Length 500 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Gaston C. Hillar Gaston C. Hillar
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Preface 1. Developing RESTful APIs and Microservices with Flask 1.0.2 FREE CHAPTER 2. Working with Models, SQLAlchemy, and Hyperlinked APIs in Flask 3. Improving Our API and Adding Authentication to it with Flask 4. Testing and Deploying an API in a Microservice with Flask 5. Developing RESTful APIs with Django 2.1 6. Working with Class-Based Views and Hyperlinked APIs in Django 2.1 7. Improving Our API and Adding Authentication to it with Django 8. Throttling, Filtering, Testing, and Deploying an API with Django 2.1 9. Developing RESTful APIs with Pyramid 1.10 10. Developing RESTful APIs with Tornado 5.1.1 11. Working with Asynchronous Code, Testing, and Deploying an API with Tornado 12. Assessment 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding synchronous and asynchronous execution

In our current version of the RESTful API built with Tornado 5.1.1, each HTTP request is blocking. Hence, whenever the Tornado HTTP server receives an HTTP request, it doesn't start working on any other HTTP requests in the incoming queue until the server sends the response for the first HTTP request is received. The methods we coded in the request handlers are working with a synchronous execution and don't take advantage of the non-blocking features included in Tornado when combined with asynchronous executions.

In order to set the brightness level for the red, green, and blue LEDs, we have to make three HTTP PATCH requests. We will make these requests to understand how our current version of the API processes three incoming requests.

Make sure the Tornado 5.1.1 development server is running. Open three additional...

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