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from fastapi import FastAPI\n\napp = FastAPI()\n\n@app.get('/')\nasync def read_root():\n return {'Hello': 'World'}from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException\nfrom pydantic import BaseModel\n\napp = FastAPI()\n\nclass Item(BaseModel):\n name: str\n price: float\n\nitems = {}\n\n@app.post('/items/')\nasync def create_item(item_id: int, item: Item):\n if item_id in items:\n raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail='Item already exists')\n items[item_id] = item\n return itemmain_methodThe core functionality to handle HTTP requests in FastAPI applications using async functions