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uvicorn: Listen on port 8080 on localhost.
$ uvicorn --host ${localhost} --port ${8080} ${import-path:app_object}
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The command you provided:

uvicorn --host ${localhost} --port ${8080} ${import-path:app_object}

is used to run a web server using the Uvicorn ASGI server. Let's break down the command:

  • uvicorn is the command-line utility for running Uvicorn.
  • --host ${localhost} specifies the host on which the server should listen. ${localhost} is most likely meant to be replaced with the actual value of localhost, which refers to the local machine.
  • --port ${8080} specifies the port number on which the server should listen. ${8080} is most likely intended to be replaced with a specific port number, such as 8000 or 5000.
  • ${import-path:app_object} specifies the import path to the ASGI application object. ${import-path} is likely to be replaced with the actual import path of your ASGI application, and ${app_object} is likely to be replaced with the name of the application object.

Overall, this command is meant to start a Uvicorn server on the specified localhost and 8080 port, serving the ASGI application defined by the import path and app object name provided.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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