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moai-lang-python
Python 3.13+ development specialist covering FastAPI, Django, async patterns, data science, testing with pytest, and modern Python features. Use when developing Python APIs, web applications, data pipelines, or writing tests.
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SKILL.md
Quick Reference (30 seconds)
Python 3.13+ Development Specialist - FastAPI, Django, async patterns, pytest, and modern Python features.
Auto-Triggers: .py files, pyproject.toml, requirements.txt, pytest.ini, FastAPI/Django discussions
Core Capabilities:
- Python 3.13 Features: JIT compiler (PEP 744), GIL-free mode (PEP 703), pattern matching
- Web Frameworks: FastAPI 0.115+, Django 5.2 LTS
- Data Validation: Pydantic v2.9 with model_validate patterns
- ORM: SQLAlchemy 2.0 async patterns
- Testing: pytest with fixtures, async testing, parametrize
- Package Management: poetry, uv, pip with pyproject.toml
- Type Hints: Protocol, TypeVar, ParamSpec, modern typing patterns
- Async: asyncio, async generators, task groups
- Data Science: numpy, pandas, polars basics
Quick Patterns
FastAPI Endpoint:
from fastapi import FastAPI, Depends
from pydantic import BaseModel
app = FastAPI()
class UserCreate(BaseModel):
name: str
email: str
@app.post("/users/")
async def create_user(user: UserCreate) -> User:
return await UserService.create(user)
Pydantic v2.9 Validation:
from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
class User(BaseModel):
model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True, str_strip_whitespace=True)
id: int
name: str
email: str
user = User.model_validate(orm_obj) # from ORM object
user = User.model_validate_json(json_data) # from JSON
pytest Async Test:
import pytest
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_create_user(async_client):
response = await async_client.post("/users/", json={"name": "Test"})
assert response.status_code == 201
Implementation Guide (5 minutes)
Python 3.13 New Features
JIT Compiler (PEP 744):
- Experimental feature, disabled by default
- Enable:
PYTHON_JIT=1environment variable - Build option:
--enable-experimental-jit - Provides performance improvements for CPU-bound code
- Copy-and-patch JIT that translates specialized bytecode to machine code
GIL-Free Mode (PEP 703):
- Experimental free-threaded build (python3.13t)
- Allows true parallel thread execution
- Available in official Windows/macOS installers
- Best for: CPU-intensive multi-threaded applications
- Not recommended for production yet
Pattern Matching (match/case):
def process_response(response: dict) -> str:
match response:
case {"status": "ok", "data": data}:
return f"Success: {data}"
case {"status": "error", "message": msg}:
return f"Error: {msg}"
case {"status": status} if status in ("pending", "processing"):
return "In progress..."
case _:
return "Unknown response"
FastAPI 0.115+ Patterns
Async Dependency Injection:
from fastapi import FastAPI, Depends
from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
@asynccontextmanager
async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
# Startup
await init_db()
yield
# Shutdown
await cleanup()
app = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan)
async def get_db() -> AsyncGenerator[AsyncSession, None]:
async with async_session() as session:
yield session
@app.get("/users/{user_id}")
async def get_user(
user_id: int,
db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db)
) -> UserResponse:
user = await get_user_by_id(db, user_id)
return UserResponse.model_validate(user)
Class-Based Dependencies:
from fastapi import Depends
class Paginator:
def __init__(self, page: int = 1, size: int = 20):
self.page = max(1, page)
self.size = min(100, max(1, size))
self.offset = (self.page - 1) * self.size
@app.get("/items/")
async def list_items(pagination: Paginator = Depends()) -> list[Item]:
return await Item.get_page(pagination.offset, pagination.size)
Django 5.2 LTS Features
Composite Primary Keys:
from django.db import models
class OrderItem(models.Model):
order = models.ForeignKey(Order, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
product = models.ForeignKey(Product, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
quantity = models.IntegerField()
class Meta:
pk = models.CompositePrimaryKey("order", "product")
URL Reverse with Query Parameters:
from django.urls import reverse
url = reverse("search", query={"q": "django", "page": 1}, fragment="results")
# /search/?q=django&page=1#results
Automatic Model Imports in Shell:
python manage.py shell
# Models from all installed apps are automatically imported
Pydantic v2.9 Deep Patterns
Reusable Validators with Annotated:
from typing import Annotated
from pydantic import AfterValidator, BaseModel
def validate_positive(v: int) -> int:
if v <= 0:
raise ValueError("Must be positive")
return v
PositiveInt = Annotated[int, AfterValidator(validate_positive)]
class Product(BaseModel):
price: PositiveInt
quantity: PositiveInt
Model Validator for Cross-Field Validation:
from pydantic import BaseModel, model_validator
from typing import Self
class DateRange(BaseModel):
start_date: date
end_date: date
@model_validator(mode="after")
def validate_dates(self) -> Self:
if self.end_date < self.start_date:
raise ValueError("end_date must be after start_date")
return self
ConfigDict Best Practices:
from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
class BaseSchema(BaseModel):
model_config = ConfigDict(
from_attributes=True, # ORM object support
populate_by_name=True, # Allow aliases
extra="forbid", # Fail on unknown fields
str_strip_whitespace=True, # Clean strings
)
SQLAlchemy 2.0 Async Patterns
Engine and Session Setup:
from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import (
create_async_engine,
async_sessionmaker,
AsyncSession,
)
engine = create_async_engine(
"postgresql+asyncpg://user:pass@localhost/db",
pool_pre_ping=True,
echo=True,
)
async_session = async_sessionmaker(
engine,
class_=AsyncSession,
expire_on_commit=False, # Prevent detached instance errors
)
Repository Pattern:
from sqlalchemy import select
from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
class UserRepository:
def __init__(self, session: AsyncSession):
self.session = session
async def get_by_id(self, user_id: int) -> User | None:
result = await self.session.execute(
select(User).where(User.id == user_id)
)
return result.scalar_one_or_none()
async def create(self, user: UserCreate) -> User:
db_user = User(**user.model_dump())
self.session.add(db_user)
await self.session.commit()
await self.session.refresh(db_user)
return db_user
Streaming Large Results:
async def stream_users(db: AsyncSession):
result = await db.stream(select(User))
async for user in result.scalars():
yield user
pytest Advanced Patterns
Async Fixtures with pytest-asyncio:
import pytest
import pytest_asyncio
from httpx import AsyncClient
@pytest_asyncio.fixture
async def async_client(app) -> AsyncGenerator[AsyncClient, None]:
async with AsyncClient(app=app, base_url="http://test") as client:
yield client
@pytest_asyncio.fixture
async def db_session() -> AsyncGenerator[AsyncSession, None]:
async with async_session() as session:
async with session.begin():
yield session
await session.rollback()
Parametrized Tests:
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"input_data,expected_status",
[
({"name": "Valid"}, 201),
({"name": ""}, 422),
({}, 422),
],
ids=["valid", "empty_name", "missing_name"],
)
async def test_create_user(async_client, input_data, expected_status):
response = await async_client.post("/users/", json=input_data)
assert response.status_code == expected_status
Fixture Factories:
@pytest.fixture
def user_factory():
async def _create_user(db: AsyncSession, **kwargs) -> User:
defaults = {"name": "Test User", "email": "test@example.com"}
user = User(**(defaults | kwargs))
db.add(user)
await db.commit()
return user
return _create_user
Type Hints Modern Patterns
Protocol for Structural Typing:
from typing import Protocol, runtime_checkable
@runtime_checkable
class Repository(Protocol[T]):
async def get(self, id: int) -> T | None: ...
async def create(self, data: dict) -> T: ...
async def delete(self, id: int) -> bool: ...
ParamSpec for Decorators:
from typing import ParamSpec, TypeVar, Callable
from functools import wraps
P = ParamSpec("P")
R = TypeVar("R")
def retry(times: int = 3) -> Callable[[Callable[P, R]], Callable[P, R]]:
def decorator(func: Callable[P, R]) -> Callable[P, R]:
@wraps(func)
async def wrapper(*args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs) -> R:
for attempt in range(times):
try:
return await func(*args, **kwargs)
except Exception:
if attempt == times - 1:
raise
return wrapper
return decorator
Package Management
pyproject.toml (Poetry):
[tool.poetry]
name = "my-project"
version = "1.0.0"
python = "^3.13"
[tool.poetry.dependencies]
fastapi = "^0.115.0"
pydantic = "^2.9.0"
sqlalchemy = {extras = ["asyncio"], version = "^2.0.0"}
[tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
pytest = "^8.0"
pytest-asyncio = "^0.24"
ruff = "^0.8"
[tool.ruff]
line-length = 100
target-version = "py313"
[tool.pytest.ini_options]
asyncio_mode = "auto"
uv (Fast Package Manager):
# Install uv
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
# Create virtual environment
uv venv
# Install dependencies
uv pip install -r requirements.txt
# Add dependency
uv add fastapi
Advanced Implementation (10+ minutes)
For comprehensive coverage including:
- Production deployment patterns (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Advanced async patterns (task groups, semaphores)
- Data science integration (numpy, pandas, polars)
- Performance optimization techniques
- Security best practices (OWASP patterns)
- CI/CD integration patterns
See:
- reference.md - Complete reference documentation
- examples.md - Production-ready code examples
Context7 Library Mappings
/tiangolo/fastapi - FastAPI async web framework
/django/django - Django web framework
/pydantic/pydantic - Data validation with type annotations
/sqlalchemy/sqlalchemy - SQL toolkit and ORM
/pytest-dev/pytest - Testing framework
/numpy/numpy - Numerical computing
/pandas-dev/pandas - Data analysis library
/pola-rs/polars - Fast DataFrame library
Works Well With
moai-domain-backend- REST API and microservices architecturemoai-domain-database- SQL patterns and ORM optimizationmoai-quality-testing- TDD and testing strategiesmoai-essentials-debug- AI-powered debuggingmoai-foundation-trust- TRUST 5 quality principles
Troubleshooting
Common Issues:
Python Version Check:
python --version # Should be 3.13+
python -c "import sys; print(sys.version_info)"
Async Session Detached Error:
- Solution: Set
expire_on_commit=Falsein session config - Or: Use
await session.refresh(obj)after commit
pytest asyncio Mode Warning:
# pyproject.toml
[tool.pytest.ini_options]
asyncio_mode = "auto"
asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"
Pydantic v2 Migration:
parse_obj()is nowmodel_validate()parse_raw()is nowmodel_validate_json()from_orm()requiresfrom_attributes=Truein ConfigDict
Last Updated: 2025-12-07 Status: Active (v1.0.0)
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