This is an example of using a Rust crate as a Python module. This project uses the fractal-rs project as an external crate.
Set up a virtual environment in the project directory:
python -m venv .venv
Actvate the virtual environment and install the dependencies:
(.venv) > pip install fastapi aoifiles maturin
Build the Rust python module using maturin with the virtual environment activated:
(.venv) > cd fractal_pyrs
(.venv) > maturin develop --release
(.venv) > cd ..
The maturin command will compile the Rust module and install it in the active virtual environment. For more information see maturin.
Run the web service using fastapi and uvicorn
(.venv) > uvicorn main:app --reload
You can use postman at this point to request a fractal if the image size is small:
