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Course Overview

This course takes you from zero to production-ready with FastAPI across 39 chapters. You'll learn to build REST APIs, handle parameters, validate data, connect to databases, add real-time features, and deploy to the cloud.

Prerequisites

Python 3.8+ installed
Basic Python knowledge (functions, classes, types)
A code editor (VS Code recommended)

Setup

# Create project directory
mkdir fastapi-course && cd fastapi-course

# Create virtual environment
python -m venv venv
# Windows
venv\Scripts\activate
# macOS/Linux
source venv/bin/activate

# Install FastAPI
pip install fastapi uvicorn

✏️ Exercise: Create a virtual environment, install FastAPI and uvicorn, and verify with pip list | findstr fastapi.