Structuring a FastAPI App: An In-Depth Guide
<p>FastAPI is a powerful and high-performance Python web framework designed for building APIs quickly and efficiently. It leverages modern Python features such as type annotations and async/await syntax to provide a seamless development experience. FastAPI offers incredible speed and scalability, making it a preferred choice for building robust web applications.</p>
<p>With its performance, asynchronous support, automatic API documentation generation, and built-in request validation, FastAPI has gained popularity among developers.</p>
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<p><strong>However, there aren’t always enough resources available to guide developers on building well-structured, maintainable code with better coding practices in FastAPI. </strong>In this blog post, we will provide an in-depth guide on how to structure a FastAPI application for optimal maintainability and scalability.</p>
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<h1>Structure Overview</h1>
<p>When creating a FastAPI application, it’s important to follow a well-structured project organization to ensure readability, maintainability, and scalability. In the scope of this blog, we would go through an example of <a href="https://github.com/KetanSomvanshi/cart-service" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><strong><em>Cart Service</em></strong></a> in FastAPI. Let’s take a closer look at the structure overview provided in the Cart Service repository:</p>
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