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Python API Development Fundamentals

You're reading from Python API Development Fundamentals Develop a full-stack web application with Python and Flask

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2019

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781838983994

Length 372 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Flask

Concepts

REST API

Authors (3):

Jack Chan

Jack Huang

Ray Chung

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Table of Contents (12) Chapters

Preface

About the Book

1. Your First Step FREE CHAPTER

2. Starting to Build Our Project

3. Manipulating a Database with SQLAlchemy

4. Authentication Services and Security with JWT

5. Object Serialization with marshmallow

6. Email Confirmation

7. Working with Images

8. Pagination, Searching, and Ordering

9. Building More Features

10. Deployment

Appendix

1. Your First Step

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

Replicate the concepts of RESTful API
Describe the meaning of different HTTP methods and statuses
Get hands-on experience on PyCharm IDE
Build a RESTful API and execute CRUD using Flask
Use JSON messages to communicate with the APIs
Test API endpoints using Postman and httpie/curl command-line tools

This chapter introduces API and explains the concepts of web services, API and REST.

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Authors (3)

Chan

Chan

Lucas Chan has been working in tech since 1995 in a variety of development, systems admin, and DevOps roles. He is currently a senior consultant and engineer at Versent and was a technical director at Stax. He's been running production workloads on AWS for over 10 years. He's also a member of the APAC AWS warriors program and holds all five of the available AWS certifications.

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Jack Huang

Jack Huang

Jack Huang is a programmer with an experience of more than 7 years in developing web applications in Python, JavaScript, and .NET. He is skilled in web frameworks such as Flask, Django, and Vue. He is also skilled in PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Redis, Elasticsearch, RESTful APIs design, payment processing, system architecture design, database design, and UNIX systems. He has written applications for an accessories shop platform, the ERP system, divination web application, podcast platform, Job search service, blog system, salon reserving system, e-commerce service, and so on. He also has experience in handling large data and improving its performance and optimizing payment processing. He is an expert of web application developers who love coding and constantly following the newest technology.

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Ray Chung

Ray Chung

Ray Chung is a developer and an instructor. He loves helping students learn to code and master software development. He is now self-employed and develops web applications, network applications, and chatbots using Python. The first program he sold was a network application that helps clients configuring, maintaining, and testing thousands of multi-vendor network devices. He's experienced with big projects like a marathon's online registration system, rental car management system, and so on. He has worked extensively with Google App Engine, PostgreSQL, and advanced system architecture design. He has been a self-taught developer for many years and knows what is the most efficient way to learn a new skill.

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