🚀 Build Your First API with Python!

🚀 Build Your First API with Python!

Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes when an app loads data, submits a form, or talks to another service? Chances are, there's an API involved!
Join the Spokane Python Users Group (SPUG) for a hands-on introduction to building APIs with Python. Whether you've never built an API before or you've already shipped a few and want to compare approaches, you're welcome to join us.
We'll explore how popular Python frameworks like FastAPI, Django, and Flask can be used to turn Python code into real, working web APIs.

🛠️ What we'll cover

🐍 Building an API with Python
See how Python frameworks make it surprisingly easy to expose your application to the web.

🔄 CRUD Operations
We'll walk through the fundamentals of Create, Read, Update, and Delete — the building blocks behind most APIs.

🔐 Authentication & Authorization
Learn how APIs identify users and control what they're allowed to access.

📖 OpenAPI & Swagger Documentation
See how modern APIs can provide interactive documentation that lets developers explore and test endpoints right from the browser.

⚡ FastAPI, Django & Flask
We'll look at different ways to build APIs using some of Python's most popular web frameworks and discuss where each one shines.

🌱 New to Python or APIs? Perfect!
This meetup is beginner-friendly, and you don't need previous API or web-development experience to attend. We'll explain the concepts as we go and build things up from the basics.
Experienced Python developers are welcome too — come share your knowledge, compare frameworks, help someone get unstuck, or just hang out with other local developers.
Bring your laptop if you'd like to follow along, or simply come watch, ask questions, and learn.

All experience levels are welcome.

Come build something with us! 🐍🚀

Links to reference materials:
https://gamma.app/docs/Build-Your-First-API-with-Python-asi9obj15d8usum - Presentation slides for the Meetup

https://spokanepython.com/ - Official website for the Spokane Python user group, featuring events, resources, and community news

https://spokanepython.com/rest/swagger Spokane Python REST API Documentation - Explore the API documentation

https://github.com/SpokaneTech/SpokanePythonWeb - Spokane Python Web GitHub Repository - Access the code for the community's web projects and contribute

https://github.com/SpokaneTech/spug-20260922-fastapi - FastAPI Project Repository - Dive into the example code for building APIs with FastAPI

https://github.com/SpokaneTech/spug-20260922-flask - Flask Project Repository - Explore the example code for building APIs with Flask