FastAPI App Template

This repository contains a minimal template for FastAPI web applications
Please do note that FastAPI requires Python 3.7 as the minimum version, for any platform.

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Setting up the environment

To begin coding your application, let's walk you through a few simple steps to set up your environment:

1. Clone this repository

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   > git clone https://github.com/cobaltgit/fastapi-template.git
   > cd fastapi-template
   ...
   

2. Create a virtual environment and enter it

   # Unix-like and Linux systems#
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   $ python3 -m venv venv
   $ source venv/bin/activate
   ...
   
   # or for Windows systems...
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   > py -3 -m venv venv
   > venv/Scripts/activate.bat
   ...

3. Install the required packages

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   > pip install -r requirements.txt
   ...

4. Happy coding! Feel free to create and modify files within the app directory to create your own API or any other web app!

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Running your application

To test your application, you can run the command uvicorn app:app in your terminal or use the start script that is associated with your platform.
Go to the link that appears in the logs (http://127.0.0.1:8000): you should see the base JSON response {response: "Hello World!"}