Python FastAPI .cursorrules

FastAPI best practices

fastapi_best_practices = [ "Use Pydantic models for request and response schemas", "Implement dependency injection for shared resources", "Utilize async/await for non-blocking operations", "Use path operations decorators (@app.get, @app.post, etc.)", "Implement proper error handling with HTTPException", "Use FastAPI's built-in OpenAPI and JSON Schema support", ]

Folder structure

folder_structure = """ app/ main.py models/ schemas/ routers/ dependencies/ services/ tests/ """

Additional instructions

additional_instructions = """

1. Use type hints for all function parameters and return values
2. Implement proper input validation using Pydantic
3. Use FastAPI's background tasks for long-running operations
4. Implement proper CORS handling
5. Use FastAPI's security utilities for authentication
6. Follow PEP 8 style guide for Python code
7. Implement comprehensive unit and integration tests """