Best Python Libraries for Building REST APIs Without a Full Framework in 2026 (opens in new tab)

Best Python Libraries for Building REST APIs Without a Full Framework in 2026 If you've spent any time building Python web services, you know the feeling: you open a new project, reach for Django or Flask, and then stop yourself. Do I really need all of this? Sometimes you don't. Sometimes you want to own your stack, pick your own pieces, and avoid dragging in hundreds of lines of framework boilerplate for an API that serves twenty endpoints. The good news is that the Python ecosystem in 2026...