FastAPI from Python3

This repository is where I grab the knowledge of a framework for API development only named FastAPI renowned for web development.

• FastAPI from Python3
• Pre-requisites
  • Setting up
    • Steps to follow
• Additional informations
  • Environment variables

Pre-requisites

The following software is required to work with the repository.

Development:

1. python3
2. sqlite3

This project currently works with:

Setting up

Linux/Ubuntu

It is recommended to use a virtual environment to isolate dependencies:

# Create virtual environment
python3 -m venv venv

# Activate virtual environment
source venv/bin/activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

Windows (PowerShell)

pip install -r requirements.txt

Steps to follow

• Clone from repository
• Create and activate virtual environment (Linux) or skip (Windows)
• Run bundler pip install -r requirements.txt
• Database migration alembic upgrade head
• Run the application server: uvicorn main:app --reload --log-config=log_conf.yml
• Start Celery worker: ./start_celery.sh or manually:
  • Start Redis: redis-server
  • Start worker: celery -A celery_app worker --loglevel=info
  • Start beat scheduler: celery -A celery_app beat --loglevel=info
• Access the APIDOCS by opening your application in http://localhost:8000/apidocs

Additional informations

Environment variables

Key	Sample Value
WEATHER_API_KEY	23aec9ae09052892422dac0403931879