Under the hoods, the
@api_view
decorator is:A wrapper that converts a function-based view into a subclass of the
rest_framework.views.APIView
class.A wrapper that converts a function-based view into a serializer.
A wrapper that converts a function-based view into a subclass of the
rest_framework.views.api_view
class.
The browsable API, a feature included in Django REST Framework that:
Generates human-friendly JSON output for each resource whenever the request specifies
application/json
as the value for theContent-type
key in the request header.Generates human-friendly HTML output for each resource whenever the request specifies
text/html
as the value for theContent-type
key in the request header.Generates human-friendly HTML output for each resource whenever the request specifies
application/json
as the value for theContent-type
key in the request header.
The
rest_framework.serializers.ModelSerializer
class:Automatically populates both a set of default constraints...
Building RESTful Python Web Services
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Overview of this book
Python is the language of choice for millions of developers worldwide, due to its gentle learning curve as well as its vast applications in day-to-day programming. It serves the purpose of building great web services in the RESTful architecture. This book will show you the best tools you can use to build your own web services.
Learn how to develop RESTful APIs using the popular Python frameworks and all the necessary stacks with Python, Django, Flask, and Tornado, combined with related libraries and tools. We will dive deep into each of these frameworks to build various web services, and will provide use cases and best practices on when to use a particular framework to get the best results.
We will show you everything required to successfully develop RESTful APIs with the four frameworks such as request handling, URL mapping, serialization, validation, authentication, authorization, versioning, ORMs, databases, custom code for models and views, and asynchronous callbacks. At the end of each framework, we will add authentication and security to the RESTful APIs and prepare tests for it.
By the end of the book, you will have a deep understanding of the stacks needed to build RESTful web services.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Building RESTful Python Web Services
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Developing RESTful APIs with Django
Working with Class-Based Views and Hyperlinked APIs in Django
Improving and Adding Authentication to an API With Django
Throttling, Filtering, Testing, and Deploying an API with Django
Developing RESTful APIs with Flask
Working with Models, SQLAlchemy, and Hyperlinked APIs in Flask
Improving and Adding Authentication to an API with Flask
Testing and Deploying an API with Flask
Developing RESTful APIs with Tornado
Working with Asynchronous Code, Testing, and Deploying an API with Tornado
Exercise Answers
Customer Reviews