The latest articles on DEV Community by arjun valipireddy (@hifiarjun). https://dev.to/hifiarjun https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3933474%2Fbddc4fe4-0446-47fb-863d-7ad9cd77f993.png https://dev.to/hifiarjun en arjun valipireddy Sun, 17 May 2026 15:01:39 +0000 https://dev.to/hifiarjun/i-built-a-zero-dependency-api-load-tester-in-pure-python-3jab https://dev.to/hifiarjun/i-built-a-zero-dependency-api-load-tester-in-pure-python-3jab <p>URL: <a href="https://github.com/arjuninfotechinc/rapidfire-lite" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/arjuninfotechinc/rapidfire-lite</a></p> <p>Every time I needed to quickly load test an API in a CI pipeline or on a fresh server, I hit the same wall. k6 needs npm. Locust needs a pip environment. Artillery needs npm. JMeter needs Java. Even simple tools require setup before you can fire your first request.</p> <p>So I built RapidFire API — a single Python file with zero dependencies that runs anywhere Python runs. No setup. </p> api performance python showdev arjun valipireddy Fri, 15 May 2026 15:22:20 +0000 https://dev.to/hifiarjun/rapidfire-zero-dependency-api-load-tester-in-pure-python-34ai https://dev.to/hifiarjun/rapidfire-zero-dependency-api-load-tester-in-pure-python-34ai <p>I built **RapidFire API Lite **because I kept hitting the same problem: I'd want to quickly load test an API in a CI pipeline or on a fresh server, and every tool required npm, pip environments, Docker, or config files just to get started. RapidFire runs with a single command and zero setup: python RapidFireAPI_Lite.py --url <a href="https://api.example.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://api.example.com</a> --users 10 --duration 30 It's pure Python 3.8+ standard library — no third-party packages at all.</p> devops python loadtesting opensource