Routes are declared in a single place, using functions declared in other places (instead of using decorators that can be placed right on top of the function that handles the endpoint). This is closer to how Django does it than to how Flask (and Starlette) does it. It separates in the code things that are relatively tightly coupled.

!!! check "Inspired **FastAPI** to"

```Python
    first_name="john", last_name="doe"
```

It's a different thing.

We are using colons (`:`), not equals (`=`).

And adding type hints normally doesn't change what happens from what would happen without them.

But now, imagine you are again in the middle of creating that function, but with type hints.

            langs.append(label[5:])
    logging.info(f"PR #{pr.number} has labels: {label_strs}")
    if not langs or lang_all_label not in label_strs:
        logging.info(f"PR #{pr.number} doesn't seem to be a translation PR, skipping")
        sys.exit(0)

    # Generate translation map, lang ID to discussion
    discussions = get_graphql_translation_discussions(settings=settings)

* The encryption of the connection happens at the **TCP level**.
    * That's one layer **below HTTP**.
    * So, the **certificate and encryption** handling is done **before HTTP**.
* **TCP doesn't know about "domains"**. Only about IP addresses.
    * The information about the **specific domain** requested goes in the **HTTP data**.

And the more exotic ones:

* `@app.options()`
* `@app.head()`
* `@app.patch()`
* `@app.trace()`

!!! tip
    You are free to use each operation (HTTP method) as you wish.

    **FastAPI** doesn't enforce any specific meaning.

    The information here is presented as a guideline, not a requirement.

    For example, when using GraphQL you normally perform all the actions using only `POST` operations.

## About proxies with a stripped path prefix

Keep in mind that a proxy with stripped path prefix is only one of the ways to configure it.

Probably in many cases the default will be that the proxy doesn't have a stripped path prefix.

---

**FastAPI** doesn't make any compromise with any database, data model or tool.

It gives you all the flexibility to choose the ones that fit your project the best.

And you can use directly many well maintained and widely used packages like `passlib` and `python-jose`, because **FastAPI** doesn't require any complex mechanisms to integrate external packages.

* A particular program while it is **running** on the operating system.
    * This doesn't refer to the file, nor to the code, it refers **specifically** to the thing that is being **executed** and managed by the operating system.

    ```

=== "Python 3.8+"

    ```Python hl_lines="24"
    {!> ../../../docs_src/response_model/tutorial003.py!}
    ```

...we declared the `response_model` to be our model `UserOut`, that doesn't include the password:

=== "Python 3.10+"

    ```Python hl_lines="22"
    {!> ../../../docs_src/response_model/tutorial003_py310.py!}
    ```

=== "Python 3.8+"

    ```Python hl_lines="22"

    # def form_examples(
    #     lastname: str = Form(
    #         ...,
    #         examples={
    #             "example1": {"summary": "last name summary", "value": "Doe"},
    #             "example2": {"value": "Doesn't"},
    #         },
    #     ),
    # ):
    #     return lastname

    # @app.post("/form_example_examples")
    # def form_example_examples(
    #     lastname: str = Form(
    #         ...,