def test_union_scalar_list():
    # For coverage
    # TODO: there might not be a current valid code path that uses this, it would
    # potentially enable query parameters defined as both a scalar and a list
    # but that would require more refactors, also not sure it's really useful
    from fastapi._compat import is_pv1_scalar_field

    field_info = FieldInfo()
    field = ModelField(
        name="foo",
        field_info=field_info,

* Nginx
* HAProxy

## Let's Encrypt

Before Let's Encrypt, these **HTTPS certificates** were sold by trusted third parties.

The process to acquire one of these certificates used to be cumbersome, require quite some paperwork and the certificates were quite expensive.

But then **<a href="https://letsencrypt.org/" class="external-link" target="_blank">Let's Encrypt</a>** was created.

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.

But it provides you the tools to simplify the process as much as possible without compromising flexibility, robustness, or security.

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

But you can use any relational database that you want.

Here we'll see an example using <a href="https://www.sqlalchemy.org/" class="external-link" target="_blank">SQLAlchemy</a>.

    * You can also add [`Security` dependencies with `scopes`](../advanced/security/oauth2-scopes.md){.internal-link target=_blank}.

!!! tip
    Having `dependencies` in the `APIRouter` can be used, for example, to require authentication for a whole group of *path operations*. Even if the dependencies are not added individually to each one of them.

!!! check

    ```

!!! note
    A path parameter is always required as it has to be part of the path.

    So, you should declare it with `...` to mark it as required.

    Nevertheless, even if you declared it with `None` or set a default value, it would not affect anything, it would still be always required.

## Order the parameters as you need

!!! tip

It has a `GET` operation that could return an error.

It has a `POST` operation that could return several errors.

Both *path operations* require an `X-Token` header.

=== "Python 3.10+"

    ```Python
    {!> ../../../docs_src/app_testing/app_b_an_py310/main.py!}
    ```

=== "Python 3.9+"

    ```Python

    {!> ../../../docs_src/settings/app02/main.py!}
    ```

!!! tip
    We'll discuss the `@lru_cache` in a bit.

    For now you can assume `get_settings()` is a normal function.

And then we can require it from the *path operation function* as a dependency and use it anywhere we need it.

=== "Python 3.9+"

    ```Python hl_lines="17  19-21"
    {!> ../../../docs_src/settings/app02_an_py39/main.py!}
    ```

functions with `Annotated` would **not be affected** at all.

If you call those functions in **other places in your code**, the actual **default values** will be kept, your editor will help you notice missing **required arguments**, Python will require you to pass required arguments at **runtime**, you will be able to **use the same functions** for different things and with different libraries (e.g. **Typer** will soon support `Annotated` too, then you could use the same function for an API...

                    },
                    "msg": {"title": "Message", "type": "string"},
                    "type": {"title": "Error " "Type", "type": "string"},
                },
                "required": ["loc", "msg", "type"],
                "title": "ValidationError",
                "type": "object",
            },
        }
    },
    "info": {"title": "FastAPI", "version": "0.1.0"},
    "openapi": "3.1.0",