assert response.status_code == 422
    assert response.json() == IsDict(
        {
            "detail": [
                {
                    "type": "greater_than",
                    "loc": ["body", "item", "price"],
                    "msg": "Input should be greater than 0",
                    "input": -3.0,
                    "ctx": {"gt": 0.0},
                }
            ]
        }
    ) | IsDict(

    assert response.json() == IsDict(
        {
            "detail": [
                {
                    "type": "greater_than",
                    "loc": ["body", 0, "age"],
                    "msg": "Input should be greater than 0",
                    "input": -1.0,
                    "ctx": {"gt": 0},
                }
            ]
        }
    ) | IsDict(

```Python hl_lines="8"
{!../../../docs_src/events/tutorial001.py!}
```

In this case, the `startup` event handler function will initialize the items "database" (just a `dict`) with some values.

You can add more than one event handler function.

And your application won't start receiving requests until all the `startup` event handlers have completed.

### `shutdown` event

    ```Python hl_lines="19"
    {!> ../../../docs_src/dependencies/tutorial004.py!}
    ```

...and **FastAPI** will know what to do.

!!! tip
    If that seems more confusing than helpful, disregard it, you don't *need* it.

# SQL (Relational) Databases

!!! info
    These docs are about to be updated. 🎉

    The current version assumes Pydantic v1, and SQLAlchemy versions less than 2.0.

    The new docs will include Pydantic v2 and will use <a href="https://sqlmodel.tiangolo.com/" class="external-link" target="_blank">SQLModel</a> (which is also based on SQLAlchemy) once it is updated to use Pydantic v2 as well.

**FastAPI** doesn't require you to use a SQL (relational) database.

<div style="text-align: right; margin-right: 10%;">Kabir Khan - <strong>Microsoft</strong> <a href="https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/26" target="_blank"><small>(ref)</small></a></div>

---

<div style="text-align: right; margin-right: 10%;">Kabir Khan - <strong>Microsoft</strong> <a href="https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/26" target="_blank"><small>(Ref)</small></a></div>

---

<div style="text-align: right; margin-right: 10%;">Kabir Khan - <strong>Microsoft</strong> <a href="https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/26" target="_blank"><small>(ref)</small></a></div>

---

<div style="text-align: right; margin-right: 10%;">Kabir Khan - <strong>Microsoft</strong> <a href="https://github.com/tiangolo/fastapi/pull/26" target="_blank"><small>(ref)</small></a></div>

---

    assert response.status_code == 422
    assert response.json() == IsDict(
        {
            "detail": [
                {
                    "type": "greater_than",
                    "loc": ["body", "item", "price"],
                    "msg": "Input should be greater than 0",
                    "input": -3.0,
                    "ctx": {"gt": 0.0},
                }
            ]
        }
    ) | IsDict(