Benchmarking the performance of Python web frameworks

This article presents a comparative performance analysis of three the most popular Python web frameworks - Django (with Django Rest Framework), Flask, and FastAPI - in the context of developing Web APIs. The evaluation focused on key performance metrics such as request throughput for basic GET and...

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Published in:	Journal of Computer Sciences Institute
Main Authors:	Bartłomiej Bednarz, Marek Miłosz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Lublin University of Technology 2025-09-01
Subjects:	benchmarking performance Flask Django Rest Framework FastAPI sqlite
Online Access:	https://ph.pollub.pl/index.php/jcsi/article/view/7738

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