def read_item(item_id: int, q: Union[str, None] = None):
    return {"item_id": item_id, "q": q}
```

<details markdown="1">
<summary>Oder verwenden Sie <code>async def</code> ...</summary>

Wenn Ihr Code `async` / `await` verwendet, benutzen Sie `async def`:

```Python hl_lines="9  14"
from typing import Union

from fastapi import FastAPI

app = FastAPI()


@app.get("/")