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Python Essentials for AWS Cloud Developers

By : Serkan Sakinmaz
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Python Essentials for AWS Cloud Developers

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By: Serkan Sakinmaz

Overview of this book

AWS provides a vast variety of services for implementing Python applications, which can pose a challenge for those without an AWS background. This book addresses one of the more predominant problems of choosing the right service and stepping into the implementation of exciting Python apps using AWS. The book begins by showing you how to install Python and create an AWS account, before helping you explore AWS Lambda, EC2, Elastic Beanstalk, and S3 for Python programming. You'll then gain hands-on experience in using these services to build the Python application. As you advance, you'll discover how to debug Python apps using PyCharm, and then start deploying the Python applications on Elastic Beanstalk. You’ll also learn how to monitor Python applications using the CloudWatch service, along with creating and publishing APIs on AWS to access the Python application. The concluding chapters will help you get to grips with storing unstructured and semi-structured data using NoSQL and DynamoDB, as well as advance your knowledge using the Glue serverless data integration service in AWS. By the end of this Python book, you’ll be able to take your application development skills up a notch with AWS services and advance in your career.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Part 1: Python Installation and the Cloud
4
Part 2: A Deep Dive into AWS with Python
9
Part 3: Useful AWS Services to Implement Python

What is API Gateway?

API Gateway is an AWS service that is used to create, maintain, and publish an API. API Gateway supports multiple API protocols, such as RESTful (also known as the REST API) and WebSocket.

API Gateway is a single point of entry for the backend services. As you can see in the following architecture, API Gateway gets a request from a client and integrates the incoming request with microservices, databases, AWS Lambda, or another AWS service:

Figure 9.1 – Architecture of API Gateway

Now that we have a good idea of what API Gateway is, let’s have a look at its features.

Features of API Gateway

The features of API Gateway are as follows:

  • It supports different protocols, such as RESTful and WebSocket.
  • You can monitor incoming and outgoing API requests, which enhances the visibility of the service.
  • You can easily create and maintain the API. It can be created either in AWS Management Console or the AWS...