operation_id = f"{operation_id}_{method.lower()}"
    return operation_id


def generate_unique_id(route: "APIRoute") -> str:
    operation_id = f"{route.name}{route.path_format}"
    operation_id = re.sub(r"\W", "_", operation_id)
    assert route.methods
    operation_id = f"{operation_id}_{list(route.methods)[0].lower()}"
    return operation_id

    Keep in mind that dataclasses can't do everything Pydantic models can do.

    So, you might still need to use Pydantic models.

    But if you have a bunch of dataclasses laying around, this is a nice trick to use them to power a web API using FastAPI. 🤓

## Dataclasses in `response_model`

You can also use `dataclasses` in the `response_model` parameter:

```Python hl_lines="1  7-13  19"
{!../../../docs_src/dataclasses/tutorial002.py!}

## Top Translation Reviewers

These users are the **Top Translation Reviewers**. 🕵️

I only speak a few languages (and not very well 😅). So, the reviewers are the ones that have the [**power to approve translations**](contributing.md#translations){.internal-link target=_blank} of the documentation. Without them, there wouldn't be documentation in several other languages.

{% if people %}

By the last <a href="https://www.jetbrains.com/research/python-developers-survey-2018/#development-tools" class="external-link" target="_blank">Python Developer Survey</a>, that covers about 80% of the users.

    class ModelC(ModelB):
        password: str

    class ModelA(BaseModel):
        name: str
        description: Optional[str] = None
        foo: ModelB

        @field_validator("name")
        def lower_username(cls, name: str, info: ValidationInfo):
            if not name.endswith("A"):
                raise ValueError("name must end in A")
            return name

    async def get_model_c() -> ModelC:

```

### Declare a `list` with a type parameter

To declare types that have type parameters (internal types), like `list`, `dict`, `tuple`:

* If you are in a Python version lower than 3.9, import their equivalent version from the `typing` module
* Pass the internal type(s) as "type parameters" using square brackets: `[` and `]`

In Python 3.9 it would be:

```Python
my_list: list[str]
```

Because this code is executed before the application **starts** taking requests, and right after it **finishes** handling requests, it covers the whole application **lifespan** (the word "lifespan" will be important in a second 😉).

To declare a **request** body, you use <a href="https://docs.pydantic.dev/" class="external-link" target="_blank">Pydantic</a> models with all their power and benefits.

!!! info
    To send data, you should use one of: `POST` (the more common), `PUT`, `DELETE` or `PATCH`.