Python Microservices

  1. Python Fundamentals for Microservices
    1. Essential Python Concepts
      1. Python Environment Management
        1. Virtual Environments
          1. Environment Isolation
            1. Python Version Management
            2. Package Management
              1. pip Package Manager
                1. Requirements Files
                  1. Dependency Resolution
                    1. Poetry for Dependency Management
                    2. Python Module System
                      1. Importing Modules
                        1. Package Structure
                          1. Namespace Packages
                            1. Relative vs Absolute Imports
                          2. Web Development Foundations
                            1. HTTP Protocol Fundamentals
                              1. Request-Response Cycle
                                1. HTTP Methods
                                  1. Status Codes
                                    1. Headers
                                    2. WSGI and ASGI
                                      1. WSGI Specification
                                        1. ASGI Specification
                                          1. Server Gateway Interface
                                            1. Application Servers
                                          2. Python Web Frameworks
                                            1. Flask Framework
                                              1. Core Architecture
                                                1. Request Handling
                                                  1. Response Generation
                                                    1. Extension System
                                                      1. Blueprint Pattern
                                                      2. FastAPI Framework
                                                        1. Modern Python Features
                                                          1. Type Hints Integration
                                                            1. Automatic Documentation
                                                              1. Dependency Injection
                                                                1. Performance Characteristics
                                                                2. Framework Comparison
                                                                  1. Performance Benchmarks
                                                                    1. Learning Curve
                                                                      1. Community Support
                                                                        1. Ecosystem Maturity
                                                                      2. Asynchronous Programming
                                                                        1. asyncio Library
                                                                          1. Event Loop Concepts
                                                                            1. Coroutines
                                                                              1. Tasks and Futures
                                                                                1. Concurrency Patterns
                                                                                2. async and await Keywords
                                                                                  1. Asynchronous Function Definition
                                                                                    1. Awaiting Operations
                                                                                      1. Exception Handling
                                                                                      2. Asynchronous Libraries
                                                                                        1. aiohttp
                                                                                          1. asyncpg
                                                                                            1. aioredis
                                                                                          2. Data Handling
                                                                                            1. JSON Processing
                                                                                              1. Serialization
                                                                                                1. Deserialization
                                                                                                  1. Custom Encoders
                                                                                                  2. Data Validation
                                                                                                    1. Pydantic Models
                                                                                                      1. Type Validation
                                                                                                        1. Custom Validators
                                                                                                          1. Error Handling
                                                                                                          2. Configuration Management
                                                                                                            1. Environment Variables
                                                                                                              1. Configuration Files
                                                                                                                1. Settings Validation