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**FastAPI** wouldn't exist if not for the previous work of others.

There have been many tools created before that have helped inspire its creation.

I have been avoiding the creation of a new framework for several years. First I tried to solve all the features covered by **FastAPI** using many different frameworks, plug-ins, and tools.

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**FastAPI** n'existerait pas sans le travail antérieur d'autres personnes.

Il y a eu de nombreux outils créés auparavant qui ont contribué à inspirer sa création.

```Python hl_lines="7"
{!../../../docs_src/path_params/tutorial002.py!}
```

In this case, `item_id` is declared to be an `int`.

!!! check
    This will give you editor support inside of your function, with error checks, completion, etc.

## Data <abbr title="also known as: serialization, parsing, marshalling">conversion</abbr>

# Body - Fields

The same way you can declare additional validation and metadata in *path operation function* parameters with `Query`, `Path` and `Body`, you can declare validation and metadata inside of Pydantic models using Pydantic's `Field`.

## Import `Field`

First, you have to import it:

=== "Python 3.10+"

    ```Python hl_lines="4"
    {!> ../../../docs_src/body_fields/tutorial001_an_py310.py!}
    ```

=== "Python 3.9+"

    ```Python hl_lines="31"
    {!> ../../../docs_src/security/tutorial002.py!}
    ```

Notice that we declare the type of `current_user` as the Pydantic model `User`.

This will help us inside of the function with all the completion and type checks.

!!! tip
    You might remember that request bodies are also declared with Pydantic models.

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!!! note
    The command `uvicorn main:app` refers to:

    * `main`: the file `main.py` (the Python "module").
    * `app`: the object created inside of `main.py` with the line `app = FastAPI()`.

    It is equivalent to:

    ```Python
    from main import app
    ```

!!! warning

code {
  direction: ltr;
  display: inline-block;
}

.illustration {
  margin-top: 2em;
  margin-bottom: 2em;
}

/* Screenshots */
/*
Simulate a browser window frame.
Inspired by Termynal's CSS tricks with modifications
*/

.screenshot {
  display: block;
  background-color: #d3e0de;
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 45px 5px 5px;
  position: relative;

But there are specific cases where it's useful to get the `Request` object.

## Use the `Request` object directly

Let's imagine you want to get the client's IP address/host inside of your *path operation function*.

For that you need to access the request directly.

```Python hl_lines="1  7-8"
{!../../../docs_src/using_request_directly/tutorial001.py!}
```

    },
    "user": {
        "username": "dave",
        "full_name": "Dave Grohl"
    }
}
```

!!! note
    Notice that even though the `item` was declared the same way as before, it is now expected to be inside of the body with a key `item`.


**FastAPI** will do the automatic conversion from the request, so that the parameter `item` receives it's specific content and the same for `user`.

    But this example is still valid and it shows how to interact with the internal components.

We can also use this same approach to access the request body in an exception handler.

All we need to do is handle the request inside a `try`/`except` block:

```Python hl_lines="13  15"
{!../../../docs_src/custom_request_and_route/tutorial002.py!}
```