Free ebook on Python backend development with AWS Lambda and API Gateway, covering serverless REST and GraphQL APIs, security, testing, and deployment.
Free ebook + audiobook content
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Introduction to Python
+ Exercise: Who launched the Python programming language and in what year? 3 minutes
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Python language fundamentals
+ Exercise: What is the feature of Python syntax that contributes to code readability? 3 minutes
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Introduction to Python Language
+ Exercise: What are some features of the Python programming language? 3 minutes
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Basic Python Syntax
+ Exercise: Which of the following statements about the Python programming language is true? 4 minutes
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Data Types in Python
+ Exercise: What are the three types of numbers supported by the Python programming language? 3 minutes
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Operators in Python
+ Exercise: What are the different types of operators in Python and how are they used? 5 minutes
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Flow Control in Python
+ Exercise: What are the types of conditional structures and loops in Python? 3 minutes
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Functions in Python
+ Exercise: What are functions in Python and how are they defined? 3 minutes
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String Manipulation in Python
+ Exercise: Which of the following statements about string manipulation in Python is true? 3 minutes
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Data Structures in Python
+ Exercise: Which of the following statements about data structures in Python is true? 3 minutes
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Object-Oriented Programming in Python
+ Exercise: Which of the following statements about object-oriented programming (OOP) in Python is true? 3 minutes
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File Manipulation in Python
+ Exercise: What is the function of the 'open()' function in the Python programming language? 3 minutes
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Exception Handling in Python
+ Exercise: Which of the following statements about exception handling in Python is true? 3 minutes
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Standard Libraries in Python
+ Exercise: What are standard libraries in Python and what is their importance? 3 minutes
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Introduction to Python for Data Science
+ Exercise: Why is Python considered a popular language in data science? 3 minutes
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Control Structures in Python
+ Exercise: What are the two main categories of control structures in Python and what do they do? 3 minutes
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Data Structures in Python
+ Exercise: What are the four essential data structures in Python mentioned in the text? 3 minutes
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Functions in Python
+ Exercise: What is the correct way to define a function in Python? 3 minutes
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Object-Oriented Programming in Python
+ Exercise: What is an attribute in object oriented programming in Python? 3 minutes
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Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
+ Exercise: What are the main ideas on which Object Oriented Programming (OOP) is based? 3 minutes
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Classes and Objects in Python
+ Exercise: What is the function of the __init__ method in a Python class? 2 minutes
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Inheritance and Polymorphism in Python
+ Exercise: Which of the following Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts allows an object to take many forms? 3 minutes
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Encapsulation in Python
+ Exercise: What is encapsulation in object-oriented programming and how is it implemented in Python? 3 minutes
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Special Methods in Python
+ Exercise: What are special methods in Python and how are they defined? 3 minutes
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Class Attributes and Methods in Python
+ Exercise: What is the main difference between class attributes and class methods in object-oriented programming in Python? 3 minutes
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Static Methods in Python
+ Exercise: What are static methods in Python and what is their role in object-oriented programming? 3 minutes
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Instance Methods in Python
+ Exercise: What is object-oriented programming (OOP) in Python and how do instance methods fit into this paradigm? 3 minutes
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Operator Overloading in Python
+ Exercise: What is the role of operator overloading in object-oriented programming in Python? 3 minutes
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Composition in Python
+ Exercise: What is composition in object-oriented programming in Python and what is its importance? 3 minutes
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Abstraction in Python
+ Exercise: What is the purpose of abstraction in object-oriented programming in Python? 3 minutes
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Interfaces in Python
+ Exercise: What is the main function of abstract classes in the object-oriented programming paradigm in Python? 3 minutes
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Exceptions in Object-Oriented Python
+ Exercise: What is the role of exceptions in object-oriented programming in Python? 3 minutes
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Design Patterns in Python
+ Exercise: What are the main concepts of Object Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python? 3 minutes
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Unit Testing in Object-Oriented Python
+ Exercise: What are unit tests in object-oriented Python and how are they implemented? 3 minutes
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File manipulation in Python
+ Exercise: Which of the following file opening modes in Python creates a new file and returns an error if the file already exists? 3 minutes
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Exception Handling in Python
+ Exercise: What happens when an error occurs in a Python program and is not handled? 3 minutes
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Unit Tests in Python
+ Exercise: What is the main function of the unittest module in Python and how is a unit test created? 3 minutes
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Introduction to backend development
+ Exercise: How important is Python in backend development? 3 minutes
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Backend systems architecture
+ Exercise: What is the role of Amazon API Gateway in architecting backend systems with Python, AWS Lambda, and API Gateway? 3 minutes
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Introduction to AWS Lambda
+ Exercise: What is AWS Lambda and how does it work? 4 minutes
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How to configure AWS Lambda
+ Exercise: What is the process for setting up a Lambda function on AWS? 3 minutes
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Introduction to AWS Lambda
+ Exercise: What is AWS Lambda and what are the steps to configure it? 3 minutes
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Configuring the AWS Workbench
+ Exercise: What do I need to get started configuring AWS Lambda? 4 minutes
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Creating a Lambda Function
+ Exercise: What are the steps to create a Lambda function in AWS Lambda? 3 minutes
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Understanding the AWS Lambda Console
+ Exercise: Which of the following statements correctly describes the purpose of a specific section of the AWS Lambda console? 3 minutes
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Configuring Triggers and Events for Lambda Functions
+ Exercise: What are triggers and events in the context of AWS Lambda and how are they configured? 3 minutes
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Managing permissions and roles in IAM for Lambda
+ Exercise: What is a role in the context of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for Lambda? 3 minutes
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Monitoring and Tracking Lambda Functions with CloudWatch
+ Exercise: What is the role of Amazon CloudWatch in monitoring and tracking Lambda functions in AWS Lambda? 3 minutes
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Performance and cost optimization in AWS Lambda
+ Exercise: Which of the following statements correctly describes an aspect of configuring AWS Lambda? 4 minutes
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Working with Environment Variables in AWS Lambda
+ Exercise: Which of the following statements is true about environment variables in AWS Lambda? 3 minutes
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Deploy Lambda Functions
+ Exercise: What is AWS Lambda and how can you configure it and deploy Lambda functions? 3 minutes
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Testing Lambda Functions
+ Exercise: What is the correct sequence for configuring an AWS Lambda function? 3 minutes
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Error Handling in Lambda Functions
+ Exercise: What are the three main components for configuring error handling in Lambda functions in AWS Lambda? 3 minutes
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Versioning and Aliasing Lambda Functions
+ Exercise: What is the use of versioning and aliasing in Lambda functions in AWS Lambda? 3 minutes
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Development of Lambda functions in Python
+ Exercise: What are Lambda functions in Python and how are they used? 3 minutes
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Dependency Management in Lambda Functions
+ Exercise: How important is dependency management in Lambda functions when developing backend applications with Python and API Gateway? 3 minutes
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Testing Lambda functions
+ Exercise: How important is testing Lambda functions in backend development with Python, Lambda and API Gateway? 3 minutes
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Monitoring and debugging Lambda functions
+ Exercise: What are some of the tools provided by AWS for monitoring Lambda functions? 3 minutes
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Introduction to AWS API Gateway
+ Exercise: Which of the following benefits does AWS API Gateway provide developers? 3 minutes
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Getting Started with AWS API Gateway
+ Exercise: What is the role of AWS API Gateway in backend application development? 3 minutes
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Configuring AWS API Gateway
+ Exercise: What is the role of AWS API Gateway and what are the steps involved in configuring it? 3 minutes
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Building RESTful APIs with AWS API Gateway
+ Exercise: What is the purpose of AWS API Gateway? 3 minutes
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Managing API Versions and Stages Using AWS API Gateway
+ Exercise: What is API version management in AWS API Gateway? 3 minutes
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Authentication and Authorization on APIs Using AWS API Gateway
+ Exercise: What is the role of AWS API Gateway? 4 minutes
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Integrating AWS API Gateway with other AWS services
+ Exercise: Which of the following AWS services can be integrated with AWS API Gateway to create robust and scalable APIs? 4 minutes
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Monitoring and Troubleshooting AWS API Gateway
+ Exercise: What is the role of AWS API Gateway and what tools does AWS offer for monitoring and troubleshooting issues? 3 minutes
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AWS API Gateway Security
+ Exercise: What are some of the ways AWS API Gateway ensures the security of APIs? 4 minutes
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Optimizing AWS API Gateway Performance
+ Exercise: Which of the following statements is true about AWS API Gateway performance optimization? 3 minutes
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Best Practices for Using AWS API Gateway
+ Exercise: What are some best practices for effectively using AWS API Gateway? 3 minutes
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AWS API Gateway Configuration
+ Exercise: What is the AWS API Gateway setup process for Python backend development using Lambda? 3 minutes
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API Development with API Gateway
+ Exercise: What is the main advantage of using API Gateway in API development? 3 minutes
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Version and stage management in API Gateway
+ Exercise: What are versions and stages in API Gateway and how important are they in API development? 3 minutes
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Security in API Gateway
+ Exercise: What are some of the main ways to ensure security in API Gateway? 3 minutes
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Authentication in API Gateway
+ Exercise: How important is authentication in API Gateway? 3 minutes
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Authorization in API Gateway
+ Exercise: What is authorization in API Gateway and what are some of the access control options offered by AWS API Gateway? 3 minutes
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API Key Management
+ Exercise: What is the role of API keys in API Gateway? 3 minutes
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Security policies in API Gateway
+ Exercise: What are some of the security mechanisms supported by Amazon API Gateway? 3 minutes
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Protection against DDoS attacks
+ Exercise: What are some of the security measures that Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers to protect API Gateway against DDoS attacks and other types of attacks? 2 minutes
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Protection against SQL injection
+ Exercise: What is one of the ways API Gateway can help protect your APIs from SQL injection? 3 minutes
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Encryption and SSL/TLS certificate management
+ Exercise: What are the two main aspects of API Gateway security mentioned in the text? 3 minutes
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Role-based access control (RBAC) in API Gateway
+ Exercise: What is role-based access control (RBAC) in the context of API Gateway and how is it implemented? 3 minutes
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Logging and monitoring activities in API Gateway
+ Exercise: What are some of the security features offered by API Gateway? 3 minutes
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API Gateway Integration with AWS IAM
+ Exercise: What is required to integrate API Gateway with AWS IAM? 3 minutes
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Layered security and firewalls in API Gateway
+ Exercise: What is the first layer of security in API Gateway and how does it work? 3 minutes
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Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Assessment in API Gateway
+ Exercise: How important are penetration tests and vulnerability assessments in API Gateway? 3 minutes
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API Gateway Integration with AWS Lambda
+ Exercise: What does API Gateway integration with AWS Lambda enable in backend development? 3 minutes
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Introduction to AWS Lambda
+ Exercise: What is the main advantage of integrating AWS Lambda with the Python programming language and API Gateway? 3 minutes
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API Gateway Basics
+ Exercise: What does API Gateway allow developers to do in relation to AWS Lambda? 3 minutes
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Creating Lambda Functions in Python
+ Exercise: What is the process for creating a Lambda function in Python on AWS? 3 minutes
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Setting Up Your AWS Development Environment
+ Exercise: What are the essential steps for configuring the AWS development environment for integrating API Gateway with AWS Lambda? 4 minutes
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API Gateway Integration with AWS Lambda
+ Exercise: What is the main advantage of integrating API Gateway with AWS Lambda? 3 minutes
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Configuring Endpoints in API Gateway
+ Exercise: What is required to configure endpoints in API Gateway for successful integration with AWS Lambda? 3 minutes
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Implementing HTTP routes and methods in API Gateway
+ Exercise: What does API Gateway integration with AWS Lambda allow developers to do? 3 minutes
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Permissions and roles management in AWS IAM
+ Exercise: What are IAM roles and how are they used in API Gateway integration with AWS Lambda? 3 minutes
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Integration tests between API Gateway and AWS Lambda
+ Exercise: What is the process for performing integration testing between API Gateway and AWS Lambda? 3 minutes
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Monitoring and Debugging with AWS CloudWatch
+ Exercise: What is the purpose of API Gateway integration with AWS Lambda? 3 minutes
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Automating Deployments Using AWS SAM or Serverless Framework
+ Exercise: What is the purpose of integrating API Gateway with AWS Lambda in backend application development using Python? 3 minutes
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Security and Access Control with API Gateway
+ Exercise: Which of the following statements is true about AWS API Gateway? 3 minutes
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Optimization and Scaling with AWS Lambda
+ Exercise: What is the main advantage of integrating API Gateway with AWS Lambda for backend development? 3 minutes
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Handling errors and exceptions in Lambda functions
+ Exercise: How important is it to handle errors and exceptions in Lambda functions in Python backend development with API Gateway integration with AWS Lambda? 3 minutes
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Best practices for backend development with AWS Lambda and API Gateway
+ Exercise: Which of the following is a best practice for integrating API Gateway with AWS Lambda? 3 minutes
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Development of REST APIs with API Gateway and Lambda
+ Exercise: What is API Gateway and how does it help in the development of REST APIs? 3 minutes
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Introduction to Python
+ Exercise: What are the main steps to develop REST APIs with API Gateway and Lambda using Python? 3 minutes
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Python fundamentals for backend development
+ Exercise: What is the role of AWS API Gateway in developing REST APIs? 3 minutes
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Introduction to AWS Lambda
+ Exercise: What role does AWS Lambda and Amazon API Gateway play in developing REST APIs? 4 minutes
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Setting up the AWS development environment
+ Exercise: What are the steps to configure the AWS development environment for developing REST APIs with API Gateway and Lambda? 3 minutes
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Development of Lambda functions with Python
+ Exercise: What is required to expose a Lambda function as a REST API using API Gateway and Lambda? 3 minutes
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Integrating AWS Lambda with API Gateway
+ Exercise: What is true about AWS Lambda integration with API Gateway? 3 minutes
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Building REST APIs with API Gateway
+ Exercise: What is API Gateway and what is its role in developing REST APIs? 3 minutes
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Handling HTTP requests and responses in REST APIs
+ Exercise: What is the process for developing REST APIs with API Gateway and Lambda? 3 minutes
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Authentication and authorization in REST APIs
+ Exercise: What is authentication and authorization in the context of developing REST APIs with API Gateway and Lambda? 3 minutes
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Monitoring and debugging REST APIs with AWS CloudWatch
+ Exercise: What is the main role of AWS CloudWatch in developing REST APIs with API Gateway and Lambda? 3 minutes
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Unit and integration tests on REST APIs
+ Exercise: How important is unit and integration testing when developing REST APIs with API Gateway and Lambda? 3 minutes
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Error management in REST APIs
+ Exercise: What are some effective ways to manage errors in REST APIs using API Gateway and Lambda? 3 minutes
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Deployment and version management of REST APIs
+ Exercise: What is the role of API Gateway and Lambda in developing REST APIs? 4 minutes
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Best practices for developing REST APIs with Lambda and API Gateway
+ Exercise: What are some best practices for developing REST APIs with API Gateway and Lambda? 3 minutes
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Development of GraphQL APIs with API Gateway and Lambda
+ Exercise: What is the main advantage of using GraphQL in API development? 3 minutes
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Introduction to GraphQL
+ Exercise: What is GraphQL and how does it relate to API Gateway and Lambda when building backend applications? 3 minutes
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Setting up the development environment
+ Exercise: What is the role of Lambda, API Gateway, and GraphQL in API development? 3 minutes
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API Gateway basics
+ Exercise: What is the role of API Gateway in developing GraphQL APIs with API Gateway and Lambda? 3 minutes
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AWS Lambda Basics
+ Exercise: What is AWS Lambda and what are its main features? 3 minutes
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Development of GraphQL APIs with API Gateway and Lambda
+ Exercise: What is the main difference between REST APIs and GraphQL API? 3 minutes
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Testing GraphQL APIs with API Gateway and Lambda
+ Exercise: What is AWS API Gateway and what is its role in API development? 3 minutes
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Error management in GraphQL APIs
+ Exercise: In the context of developing GraphQL APIs, how are errors communicated? 3 minutes
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Authentication and authorization in GraphQL APIs
+ Exercise: What is the common approach to implementing authentication and authorization in GraphQL APIs as mentioned in the text? 3 minutes
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Monitoring and optimization of GraphQL APIs
+ Exercise: What are some strategies for optimizing GraphQL APIs with API Gateway and Lambda? 3 minutes
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Deployment of GraphQL APIs with API Gateway and Lambda
+ Exercise: What is the process for developing GraphQL APIs with API Gateway and Lambda? 3 minutes
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Monitoring and debugging APIs in API Gateway
+ Exercise: What is the role of Amazon CloudWatch and AWS X-Ray in backend development with API Gateway and the Python Lambda function? 3 minutes
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Authentication and authorization in APIs with API Gateway and Lambda
+ Exercise: What is the role of a token authorizer in JWT authentication with API Gateway and Lambda on AWS? 3 minutes
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Introduction to API authentication and authorization
+ Exercise: What are the roles of AWS API Gateway and AWS Lambda in API authentication and authorization? 3 minutes
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Defining and using API Gateway and Lambda for authentication
+ Exercise: What are the general steps for configuring authentication and authorization with API Gateway and Lambda? 3 minutes
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Identity management and access control with API Gateway
+ Exercise: What are the authentication strategies supported by API Gateway mentioned in the text? 4 minutes
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Implementing Lambda authorization functions
+ Exercise: What is the process for implementing Lambda authorization functions in an API? 3 minutes
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Using JWT tokens for authentication and authorization
+ Exercise: What is the role of the JWT Token Authorizer in authentication and authorization with API Gateway and Lambda? 3 minutes
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Configuring security policies in API Gateway
+ Exercise: What is implemented to ensure the security of applications and services in the context of Amazon API Gateway and AWS Lambda? 3 minutes
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Testing authentication and authorization in APIs
+ Exercise: What are the steps to take to test authentication and authorization on your APIs using AWS API Gateway and AWS Lambda? 3 minutes
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Monitoring authentication and authorization activities
+ Exercise: What is the difference between authentication and authorization in the context of APIs with API Gateway and Lambda? 3 minutes
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Troubleshooting authentication and authorization issues
+ Exercise: What is authentication and authorization in APIs and what are some of the most common issues that can arise during development? 3 minutes
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Authentication and authorization best practices
+ Exercise: What is the difference between authentication and authorization in the context of API security? 3 minutes
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Error management in APIs with API Gateway and Lambda
+ Exercise: What is error management in the context of API development? 3 minutes
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Performance optimization in APIs with API Gateway and Lambda
+ Exercise: What are some ways to optimize the performance of your APIs using Amazon API Gateway and Lambda? 3 minutes
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Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) for Lambda Functions and API Gateway
+ Exercise: What is Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) in the context of software development? 3 minutes
About the free ebook with audio
Python Course with Lambda and API Gateway for Backend Development
Build practical backend development knowledge with this free online ebook on Python, AWS Lambda, and Amazon API Gateway. It connects core Python programming skills with the serverless tools used to create, secure, test, deploy, and operate modern APIs.
From Python foundations to cloud APIs
Start with Python syntax, data types, operators, control flow, functions, strings, collections, files, exceptions, standard libraries, and introductory data science concepts. The ebook also develops object-oriented programming through classes, inheritance, encapsulation, abstraction, interfaces, composition, special methods, design patterns, and unit testing.
Develop serverless backends on AWS
Learn how AWS Lambda supports event-driven backend applications. Explore Lambda configuration, IAM roles and permissions, triggers, environment variables, deployments, versions, aliases, dependency management, testing, CloudWatch monitoring, debugging, and performance and cost optimization.
Create and protect APIs with API Gateway
Use API Gateway to design RESTful and GraphQL APIs, configure endpoints, routes, stages, versions, integrations, and request-response handling. The ebook covers authentication, authorization, API keys, JWT tokens, RBAC, encryption, SSL/TLS, security policies, DDoS and SQL injection protection, logging, and vulnerability assessment.
Apply production-minded practices
- Integrate Python Lambda functions with API Gateway.
- Build REST and GraphQL API workflows.
- Write unit and integration tests.
- Handle errors and exceptions consistently.
- Monitor APIs and functions with CloudWatch.
- Automate delivery with AWS SAM, Serverless Framework, and CI/CD concepts.
This resource is designed for learners who want to turn Python knowledge into maintainable, scalable serverless backend services.
How do Python AWS Lambda functions connect to API Gateway?
API Gateway receives HTTP requests and invokes a Lambda function, which processes the event and returns an HTTP response.
Does the ebook cover REST and GraphQL APIs with Lambda?
Yes. It covers REST API creation, GraphQL API development, testing, authentication, error handling, and deployment.
What API Gateway security topics are included?
Topics include IAM, JWTs, API keys, authorization, encryption, RBAC, logging, DDoS protection, and security policies.
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