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Here’s a well-structured assignment for Day 1: Foundation and First Steps with FastAPI, designed to reinforce key concepts through hands-on practice and reflection:

📘 Assignment: Day 1 – Foundation and First Steps with FastAPI​

🎯 Objective​

By the end of this assignment, you should be able to:

  • Set up a FastAPI project environment
  • Create and run a basic FastAPI application
  • Understand and explore FastAPI’s automatic documentation features

📝 Tasks​

1. Environment Setup​

  • Create a new project folder named fastapi_day1
  • Set up a virtual environment and activate it
  • Install FastAPI and Uvicorn: 
    pip install fastapi uvicorn

2. Create Your First FastAPI App​

  • Create a file named main.py

  • Implement a basic FastAPI app with one route:

    from fastapi import FastAPI

    app = FastAPI()

    @app.get("/")
    def read_root():
        return {"message": "Hello, FastAPI!"}

3. Run and Explore​

  • Run the app using: 
    uvicorn main:app --reload
  • Open your browser and explore:
    • Swagger UI at http://127.0.0.1:8000/docs
    • ReDoc at http://127.0.0.1:8000/redoc

4. Add Another Endpoint​

  • Add a new route /hello/{name} that returns a personalized greeting using a path parameter.

5. Reflection Questions​

Write short answers (2–3 sentences each):

  • What are the key benefits of using FastAPI over Flask or Django for APIs?
  • How does FastAPI use Python type hints to improve development?
  • What did you find most interesting or surprising about the auto-generated docs?

📂 Submission​

Submit the following:

  • main.py file
  • Screenshot of Swagger UI showing both endpoints
  • Answers to the reflection questions in a .txt or .md file

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