Most of these settings are variable (can change), like database URLs. And many could be sensitive, like secrets.

For this reason it's common to provide them in environment variables that are read by the application.

## Environment Variables

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## Detalles Técnicos

Las versiones modernas de Python tienen soporte para **"código asíncrono"** usando algo llamado **"coroutines"**, usando la sintaxis **`async` y `await`**.

Veamos esa frase por partes en las secciones siguientes:

* **Código Asíncrono**
* **`async` y `await`**
* **Coroutines**

## Código Asíncrono

## Running on Startup

In most cases, when you create a web API, you want it to be **always running**, uninterrupted, so that your clients can always access it. This is of course, unless you have a specific reason why you want it to run only in certain situations, but most of the time you want it constantly running and **available**.

### In a Remote Server