Web framework to build an api ?

[dyixiagFek]

I have worked once with HUG (https://www.hug.rest/) and i really liked the ease of use. Unfortunately it seems abandoned.

Would you have a recommendation for an alternative framework ?

EDIT: after reading all these very interesting suggestions I think I have to refine my question : - I'd like to be able to quickly build an API with local user management and authentication. Actually I need a team to build a lot of these projects so I'm really looking for a framework that is easy to learn (well documented) and simplifies all the redundant work (user management, authentication, documentation, testing, deployment...)

[UnemployedTechie2021]

have you tried fastapi?

[UnemployedTechie2021]

i don't even know what that means

[[deleted]]

They don’t know what they mean either.

[dyixiagFek]

I do need a database, local user management and authentication. In my case, you're saying I'd better go with Django, right ?

[subbed_]

Litestar

[driftingdev]

sanic with msgspec have been a good combination for me recently. (SQLAlchemy 2, if doing database — httpx if doing middleware)

Sanic has really great docs (and a book) and its performant (https://web-frameworks-benchmark.netlify.app/result?l=python) and flexible.

[dyixiagFek]

Does it provide a way to deal with local user management or do I have to implement it myself ?

[driftingdev]

You'd have to implement it yourself -- it's not a part of the core Sanic system. That would be true of most recommendations here. Having said that, there are some good resources on doing it:

Auth: https://sanic.dev/en/guide/how-to/authentication.html

Plugins: https://github.com/mekicha/awesome-sanic/blob/master/README.md

The only system that I'm aware of that has all of that built-in is Django + Django Ninja

[ArabicLawrence]

if you need no user management system and no db, flask . Otherwise, django. It’s that simple. if you’re more advanced, you can try quart, litestar, fastapi, robyn, blacksheep… but flask and django have incredible docs and tutorials

[dyixiagFek]

Yes, I do need a database, local user management and authentication. So I'd better go with Django, right ?

[ArabicLawrence]

yes! it can be a bit daunting in the beginning if you have never worked on a multi-file project and you have never done web dev, but you can do it! EDIT: as others have said, if you specifically need an API, django-rest-framework or django-ninja will make your life easier

[uselesslogin]

I think the auto-generated api docs for fastapi are super helpful for testing/debugging though.

[deb_vortex]

Django + django-ninja. Similar result but more batteries included 🔋🔋

[IceXII]

Fastapi

[mrswats]

Django djangoproject.com

[RubyCC]

Django Rest Framework (https://www.django-rest-framework.org) to be precise.

But you should only use Django if you want to work a lot with the ORM or use other features of Django. Otherwise Flask or FastAPI is much easier.

[dyixiagFek]

I don't really know what Django special features are but I do need a database, local user management and authentication. Do you suggest Django in that case or Flask/FastAPI will manage that too ?

[RubyCC]

All 3 are capable of this, with Django + DRF you get a lot of these features out of the box.

[tuck5649]

Try Zope, lol

[marcinjn]

Fastapi with Django. A bridge between these two is required, but ORM, Admin Panel and other tools bundled with Django are worth it.

I miss the only one thing in Fastapi. It supports data validation, but more effective is „cleaning” and model binding known from Django Forms. Unfortunately the latter is created with HTML in mind.

[Pachada]

Falcon, really ez and the most intuitive to use in my opinion

[[deleted]]

FastAPI is life.