Developing REST APIs with API Gateway and Lambda is a crucial part of backend development in Python. This eBook course will equip you with the fundamentals needed to master these technologies and create robust REST APIs.
What is a REST API?
API (Application Programming Interface) is an interface that allows interaction between different software systems. REST (Representational State Transfer) is an architectural style that defines a set of constraints to be used to create web services. A REST API is an API that adheres to these constraints and allows communication between software systems on the web.
What is AWS API Gateway?
AWS API Gateway is a fully managed service that makes it easy to develop, deploy, and manage REST APIs at scale. It handles all tasks involved in accepting and processing up to hundreds of thousands of simultaneous API calls, including data traffic, authorization and access control, monitoring, and API management.
What is AWS Lambda?
AWS Lambda is a computing service that runs your code in response to events and automatically manages computing resources for you, making it easier to build applications that quickly respond to new information. AWS Lambda runs your code on a highly available computing infrastructure and manages all aspects of running your code, including computing capacity, provisioning, and server management.
Why use Python for backend development?
Python is a high-level programming language that is easy to learn and use. It has a clear and readable syntax, making it perfect for beginners. Python is also very versatile and powerful, making it popular for a variety of applications, including web development, data science, machine learning, and automation. Python has a large community and a wide range of libraries and frameworks, making it easy to build robust and scalable applications.
Integrating Python, AWS API Gateway and AWS Lambda
With Python, AWS API Gateway, and AWS Lambda, you can build powerful REST APIs without having to manage servers. You can write your API code in Python and deploy it to AWS Lambda. Then, you can use AWS API Gateway to create, deploy, and manage your REST APIs.
AWS Lambda will execute your code in response to HTTP requests made to your REST APIs in AWS API Gateway. It will automatically scale to meet demand and you only pay for the computing time you consume.
Conclusion
This e-book course will teach you how to build REST APIs with API Gateway and Lambda using Python. You'll learn the fundamentals of Python, how to create and manage REST APIs with AWS API Gateway, how to write and deploy code with AWS Lambda, and how to integrate it all to build robust, scalable backend applications. With these skills, you'll be well-equipped to take on any backend development challenge.
