Explore the features, advantages, and utility of FastAPI, a modern Python framework for rapidly creating RESTful services, in this 24-minute PyCon US talk. Learn about the framework's Pythonic nature, built-in capabilities, and how it operates. Discover the anatomy of a FastAPI function, working with query parameters, creating and using schemas, and mixing parameters. Gain insights into building comprehensive API documentation, documenting endpoints, handling different response types, and leveraging WebSocket support. Explore third-party tools that enhance FastAPI development and understand why this framework is becoming increasingly popular for web development in Python.