RESTful API Service
A fully functional booking system API handling users, resources, and complex queries.
Intermediate
Python APIs from Scratch.
Python APIs from Scratch.
Build, Test & Deploy.
24 Lessons
4 Projects
Master the art of building scalable, production-ready REST APIs using Python. From database design to zero-downtime deployments, learn the exact workflow used by senior backend engineers.
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Sarah Jenkins
Staff Engineer at Stripe
The Project
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What You Will Build
Authentication Layer
Implement JWT-based auth with role-based access control (RBAC) for security.
Dockerized Deployment
Containerize the application and deploy it to AWS using Docker Compose.
Curriculum
Full Course Breakdown
A structured path from "Hello World" to a live API endpoint.
Setting up the environment, understanding HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE), and writing your first request handlers with Python.
Database architecture using PostgreSQL. SQLAlchemy ORM, migrations with Alembic, and defining relationships between entities.
Developing CRUD operations. Input validation with Pydantic. Error handling strategies and logging best practices.
Implementing JWT tokens. Password hashing with bcrypt. Protecting routes and managing user sessions securely.
Writing unit tests with pytest. Integration tests for API endpoints. Load testing and performance tuning.
Containerization with Docker. Setting up a production-grade server. CI/CD pipelines and monitoring.
Instructor
Meet Your Guide
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Sarah Jenkins
Senior Backend EngineerSarah has spent the last decade building high-scale backend systems. She previously led the API infrastructure team at a Fortune 500 fintech company and currently maintains several open-source Python libraries used by thousands of developers globally.
Her teaching philosophy is simple: Don't just memorize syntax. Understand the trade-offs. In this course, she'll walk you through the exact architectural decisions she makes when building production-grade APIs.
Student Reviews
What They Say
4.9/5
The most practical Python course I've ever taken. I actually shipped a working API to my personal server after finishing Module 4.
Sarah explains the security part really well. I finally understand JWTs and why we need to hash passwords. Highly recommended.
The deployment section alone is worth the price. I've never been able to get Docker to work until I took this course.
Clean, concise, and no fluff. The lessons are short enough to fit into a lunch break but dense with information.
I came from a frontend background. This course bridged the gap perfectly. Now I can talk to my backend peers.
Prerequisites
Before You Start
- Required Basic understanding of Python syntax (variables, loops, functions).
- Required Familiarity with HTML/CSS (to test your API in a browser).
- Recommended Command line basics (navigating folders, running commands).
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