=== "Python 3.8+"

    ```Python hl_lines="1  4"
    {!> ../../../docs_src/python_types/tutorial008.py!}
    ```

This means:

* The variable `prices` is a `dict`:
    * The keys of this `dict` are of type `str` (let's say, the name of each item).
    * The values of this `dict` are of type `float` (let's say, the price of each item).

#### Union

!!! warning "Deprecated"
    This tutorial is deprecated and will be removed in a future version.

You can also use <a href="https://github.com/encode/databases" class="external-link" target="_blank">`encode/databases`</a> with **FastAPI** to connect to databases using `async` and `await`.

It is compatible with:

* PostgreSQL
* MySQL
* SQLite

* The API checks that `username` and `password`, and responds with a "token" (we haven't implemented any of this yet).
    * A "token" is just a string with some content that we can use later to verify this user.
    * Normally, a token is set to expire after some time.
        * So, the user will have to log in again at some point later.

### What is a Process

The word **process** is normally used in a more specific way, only referring to the thing that is running in the operating system (like in the last point above):

* A particular program while it is **running** on the operating system.

This code is something you can actually use in your application, save the password hashes in your database, etc.

We are going to start from where we left in the previous chapter and increment it.

## About JWT

JWT means "JSON Web Tokens".

It's a standard to codify a JSON object in a long dense string without spaces. It looks like this:

```

Then, create your sub-application, and its *path operations*.

This sub-application is just another standard FastAPI application, but this is the one that will be "mounted":

```Python hl_lines="11  14-16"
{!../../../docs_src/sub_applications/tutorial001.py!}
```

### Mount the sub-application

In your top-level application, `app`, mount the sub-application, `subapi`.

In this case, it will be mounted at the path `/subapi`:

| `description` | `str` | A short description of the API. It can use Markdown. |
| `version` | `string` | The version of the API. This is the version of your own application, not of OpenAPI. For example `2.5.0`. |
| `terms_of_service` | `str` | A URL to the Terms of Service for the API. If provided, this has to be a URL. |

This was designed this way mainly to allow using the same objects "yielded" by dependencies inside of background tasks, because the exit code would be executed after the background tasks were finished.

    This is not a limitation of **FastAPI**, it's part of the HTTP protocol.

## Recap

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# FastAPI People

FastAPI has an amazing community that welcomes people from all backgrounds.

## Creator

Hey! 👋

This is me:

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{% for user in people.maintainers %}