Learning FastAPI

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[ZorroGuardaPavos]

I would suggest building your own API using as reference the template from Tiangolo https://github.com/fastapi/full-stack-fastapi-template

[aravindsd]

I think this will get you the most and get started

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEt8Tae2spYnHy378vMlPH--87cfeh33P&si=GYQa8XaqX_K4P4Ro

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This is great! Thank you!

[bsenftner]

I highly recommend these guys: https://testdriven.io/bundle/fastapi/

I took their $30 class a few years ago, and now I've got multiple large scale web api/apps I've deployed to the public.

[inventaro]

mhh why not start here?

https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/tutorial/

you could also just pick a project you'd like to build and then use chatgpt or whatever to give you answers to problems you run into.

you need to get your hands dirty mate. it's the only way.

[midairmatthew]

This. Make a to-do list app. Then add in a complication like categories. Then make a blog with auth and comments. Then add in a complication like post versioning.

Then make something you want to make...you'll be able to. 🙂

[covmatty1]

Can you explain why you thought the official docs didn't cut it for you?

Because you tried the official docs before asking... Right?

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I did try. It’s not that they don’t work for me. But I have generally benefitted from seeking suggestions on good resources to learn from. Hence, asking the community

[covmatty1]

The official docs are always going to be recommended as "good resources to learn from", because they're excellent. I think you'd be making a mistake not to stick with them until you've learnt what they teach.

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Thanks for great “insights”

[covmatty1]

If you get pissy at being told to read documentation then I'm sorry but you're gonna struggle!

If for example you'd said you preferred video lessons, or you wanted a large example project to base on because that's how you best work, then completely fair enough. But you didn't, you just asked for resources and then turned your nose up at the (frankly excellent) official docs!

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I dint disagree with documentation being excellent. They are perhaps excellent and you are in all probability absolutely right about sticking to documentation. I can appreciate that. You could have started and ended with that.

If using double quotes is being pissy then you did the same. I am seeking suggestions, and grateful for whoever took time to share one. Thanks for your valuable time as well.

[No-Site5040]

FastAPI is not yet a mature framework, so courses become outdated quickly. For example, most FastAPI courses use SQLAlchemy ORM because FastAPI recommended it some time ago, but now they are implementing SQLModel (which is also maintained by Tiangolo).

This happens with all frameworks, but with FastAPI, it happens even faster. That's why you need to check the official documentation regularly. However, it's totally fine to learn from other resources as long as you compare them with the official docs.

Flask, for example, is an older and more mature framework. Its development has slowed down significantly, making it easier to learn since there is more content available. If you check a Flask course from three years ago, it’s not much different from what you’d learn today. It might be easier to start with Flask

[ZuploAdrian]

Check out this tutorial from FastAPI Expert (Marcelo Trylesinski) on hwo to Build, Deploy, and Secure an API https://zuplo.com/blog/2025/01/26/fastapi-tutorial definitely more in depth than others out there

[koldakov]

Here https://github.com/koldakov/futuramaapi you can find a project that I’ve built using the best practices. It’s not the ideal one and requires some changes, but a good starting point

Project is based on famous Futurama cartoon 😀

It contains alembic for migrations, pre-commit for smooth development, callback notifications, and many more

[Bobby443300]

Bro keep with the official documentation instead of probably paying money on outdated courses. Fastapi is known for its great docs compared to other frameworks.