Modern Python web framework for building APIs quickly with automatic documentation, validation, and high performance.
| Aspect | Summary |
|---|---|
| What | Python web framework for building APIs |
| Speed | One of the fastest (on par with Node.js/Go) |
| Based on | Python type hints + Pydantic + Starlette |
| Main feature | Auto-generates interactive API docs (/docs) |
| Validation | Automatic request/response validation via type hints |
| Async | Built-in support for async/await |
| Install | pip install fastapi uvicorn |