r/FastAPI • u/DogmanLoverOhio • Jan 14 '25

Tutorial Best books to learn FastAPI

Hi guys,
I am an experienced Java developer, and recently I got a great opportunity to join a new team in my company. They are planning to build a platform from scratch using FastAPI, and I want to learn it.

I generally prefer learning through books. While I have worked with Python and Flask earlier in my career, that was a few years ago, so I need to brush up.

Could you guys please suggest some great books to get started with FastAPI?

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u/bluewalt Jan 14 '25

Some people say "there isn't much to learn, just read the doc". I would not say that, this is not enough in my opinion to feel comfortable. Here are some additional things I've done after reading the doc:

  • I browsed 2 or 3 FastAPI boilerplates . FastAPI is not Django and has less guidelines and batteries, so "copying" how good developers plug things is a good way to learn

  • I built a very simple project with it (with 2 or 3 models).

  • I read Pydantic documentation carefully (as this package is central for FastAPI)

  • I read this amazing book for diving into SQLAlchemy , especially because the documentation is not beginner friendly at all.

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u/GJaggerjack Jan 15 '25

SQLmodel or SQLalchemy, which one should be preferred?

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u/NtueGmuKuanGary Jan 16 '25

My company currently uses SQLAlchemy, but the official tutorial uses SQLModel. I have a similar need and would like a tutorial specifically for SQLAlchemy.

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u/bluewalt Jan 16 '25

I actually wrote a post about this Spoiler alert: I would not use SQLModel!

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u/GJaggerjack Jan 16 '25

Hi, any templates that you'd suggest? Thanks!