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Build a Cassandra Python REST Service

Learn how to run Apache Cassandra™ using Kubernetes by building a Python REST microservice

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The first step to creating a microservice is to create a service. Let's see how to add a REST front end on Cassandra with Python and Django!

In this scenario, we'll learn how to:

Install the necessary Django framework
Configure a REST service with Django
Connect the Django REST service to Cassandra

Python makes things easy and Django makes them even easier! We'll get you started!

ver 0.004

Time to Complete

20 minutes

Difficulty

Intermediate