Python and Networking: REST, JSON, GraphQL or gRPC?
summary
Overview of network communication choices for Python backends and frontends, comparing REST (and its ecosystem like JSON Schema and OpenAPI), JSON API, GraphQL and gRPC. Covers practical interoperability issues such as date/time representation, large payloads, and authorization, and discusses current Pythonic approaches to these protocols.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:48Network protocol evolution
- 10:15REST basics and benefits
- 15:58REST problems and fixes
- 19:11JSON:API as REST extension
- 24:56GraphQL history and features
- 30:20gRPC Google's binary protocol
- 31:46HTTP/2 data transfer revolution
- 35:17Protocol selection guide
- 37:04Q&A
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