gRPC in Python

Course details

gRPC allows clients and server applications to communicate more efficiently on a connected system. Knowing how to use gRPC can come in handy if you’re programming in a language like Python. In this course designed uniquely for Python developers, instructor Miki Tebeka shows you the essentials of gRPC so you can get started with this easy-to-use tool.

Get a brief introduction to gRPC and the working parts of its ecosystem: protocol buffers, HTTP/2-based transport, .proto files, enumerations, nested types, and JSON encoding. Learn how to run the gRPC server, create a gRPC client, define a streaming end point to send data to the client, and handle streaming responses from the server. Along the way, Miki gives you tips on using tools like interceptors and gRPC Gateway.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Why gRPC
02 - What you should know
03 - Setting up

1. gRPC Overview

04 - RPC in general
05 - Protocol buffers
06 - HTTP 2
07 - gRPC ecosystem

2. Protocol Buffers

08 - Writing .proto files
09 - Compiling .proto to Python
10 - Using generated code
11 - Enumerations
12 - Nested types
13 - Working with time
14 - JSON encoding

3. gRPC Server

15 - Defining the service
16 - Generating Python code
17 - Running the server
18 - Adding reflection
19 - Using grpcurl to call your server
20 - Setting errors

4. gRPC Client

21 - Creating a client
22 - Generating a request
23 - Calling the server
24 - Timeouts

5. Streaming

25 - Streaming overview
26 - Defining a streaming end point
27 - Streaming server handler
28 - Streaming client

6. Advanced Topics

29 - Writing interceptors
30 - Using HTTPS
31 - Sharing .proto definitions
32 - Testing your code
33 - Using gRPC-Gateway

Conclusion

34 - Next steps