I'll show you some concrete examples in the next chapters.

---

Then the next concepts to consider are all about the program running your actual API (e.g. Uvicorn).

## Program and Process

    some/directory/fastapi/env/bin/pip
    ```

    </div>

If it shows the `pip` binary at `env/bin/pip` then it worked. 🎉

Make sure you have the latest pip version on your local environment to avoid errors on the next steps:

<div class="termy">

```console
$ python -m pip install --upgrade pip

---> 100%
```

</div>

!!! tip

# About HTTPS

It is easy to assume that HTTPS is something that is just "enabled" or not.

But it is way more complex than that.

!!! tip
    If you are in a hurry or don't care, continue with the next sections for step by step instructions to set everything up with different techniques.

To **learn the basics of HTTPS**, from a consumer perspective, check <a href="https://howhttps.works/" class="external-link" target="_blank">https://howhttps.works/</a>.

But I'll show you how to improve that next. 🤓

## Custom Operation IDs and Better Method Names

You can **modify** the way these operation IDs are **generated** to make them simpler and have **simpler method names** in the clients.

This decoupling of parts, and being a "microframework" that could be extended to cover exactly what is needed was a key feature that I wanted to keep.

Given the simplicity of Flask, it seemed like a good match for building APIs. The next thing to find was a "Django REST Framework" for Flask.

!!! check "Inspired **FastAPI** to"
    Be a micro-framework. Making it easy to mix and match the tools and parts needed.

But it's signed. So, when you receive a token that you emitted, you can verify that you actually emitted it.

That way, you can create a token with an expiration of, let's say, 1 week. And then when the user comes back the next day with the token, you know that user is still logged in to your system.

```Python hl_lines="3" title="app/routers/items.py"
{!../../../docs_src/bigger_applications/app/routers/items.py!}
```

#### How relative imports work

!!! tip
    If you know perfectly how imports work, continue to the next section below.

A single dot `.`, like in:

```Python
from .dependencies import get_token_header
```

would mean:

But even if you never use **FastAPI**, you would benefit from learning a bit about them.

!!! note
    If you are a Python expert, and you already know everything about type hints, skip to the next chapter.

## Motivation

Let's start with a simple example:

```Python
{!../../../docs_src/python_types/tutorial001.py!}
```

Calling this program outputs:

```
John Doe
```

    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
    content = response.json()
    assert "access_token" in content
    assert content["token_type"] == "bearer"


def test_login_incorrect_password():
    response = client.post(
        "/token", data={"username": "johndoe", "password": "incorrect"}
    )
    assert response.status_code == 400, response.text

    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
    assert response.json() == {"name": "Foo"}


def test_read_model():
    response = client.get("/model")
    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
    assert response.json() == {"name": "Foo"}


def test_read_list():
    response = client.get("/list")
    assert response.status_code == 200, response.text
    assert response.json() == [