GraphQL + Python today: Implementing a Public API with GraphQL

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Uses GraphQL with Python to address issues of multiplying REST endpoints as front-ends and mobile apps need new data. Covers applicability of GraphQL in Python projects, developer tools and pitfalls to watch for, and how to expose a Public API with GraphQL on an existing production service to simplify development and enable external access (including monetization).

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:56What is GraphQL
3. 8:57Why not REST
4. 13:58Django success story
5. 17:35GraphQL setup in Django
6. 23:14N+1 problem solution
7. 27:33Project structure
8. 30:46GraphQL limitations
9. 33:40Authorization and security
10. 39:19Async frameworks
11. 40:22API versioning
12. 41:45File uploads in GraphQL
13. 44:14Q&A

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