Python + Rust + Streamlit: Complete Integration Guide

Table of Contents

1. Architecture Overview
2. Prerequisites & Installation
3. Setting Up Rust Extension for Python
4. Creating Streamlit Web Applications
5. Mobile App Solutions
6. Complete Working Examples
7. Deployment & Production
8. Troubleshooting

About Python, Rust, and Streamlit integration

Python, Rust, and Streamlit integration that covers all the essential aspects of this technology combination.

🎯 Key Highlights:

👥 WHO: Data scientists, software engineers, ML engineers, and startup teams who need high-performance web applications

📋 WHAT: A powerful integration combining Python’s ecosystem, Rust’s performance, and Streamlit’s rapid UI development

⏰ WHEN: Ideal for performance bottlenecks, real-time processing, and large dataset analysis – with a clear 6-week implementation timeline

🌍 WHERE: Applicable across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and research sectors with flexible cloud/edge deployment options

🎯 WHY: Delivers 10-100x performance improvements, 50-70% faster development, and 30-60% infrastructure cost reduction

⚙️ HOW: Three-phase implementation strategy with concrete code examples, testing frameworks, and production deployment options

📊 Business Impact:

• Development Speed: 50-70% faster than traditional approaches
• Performance Gains: Up to 100x improvement in computational tasks
• Cost Savings: 30-60% reduction in infrastructure expenses
• Time-to-Market: Launch products weeks earlier than competitors

Architecture Overview

This guide demonstrates how to create high-performance web and mobile applications by combining:

• Rust: High-performance backend computations and data processing
• Python: Application logic, data science libraries, and glue code
• Streamlit: Rapid web UI development and deployment
• Mobile Integration: Responsive web design and mobile app packaging

┌─────────────────┐    ┌──────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────┐
│   Mobile App    │    │   Web Browser    │    │  Streamlit App  │
│  (Capacitor/    │◄──►│   (Responsive)   │◄──►│   (Python)      │
│   React Native) │    │                  │    │                 │
└─────────────────┘    └──────────────────┘    └─────────────────┘
                                                         │
                                                         ▼
                                                ┌─────────────────┐
                                                │  Rust Extensions│
                                                │  (PyO3/maturin) │
                                                └─────────────────┘

Prerequisites & Installation

System Requirements

For Windows:

# Install Rust
winget install Rustlang.Rust.MSVC

# Install Python (3.8 or higher)
winget install Python.Python.3.11

# Install Visual Studio Build Tools
winget install Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.BuildTools

For macOS:

# Install Rust
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf <https://sh.rustup.rs> | sh

# Install Python via Homebrew
brew install python@3.11

# Install Xcode command line tools
xcode-select --install

For Linux (Ubuntu/Debian):

# Install Rust
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf <https://sh.rustup.rs> | sh

# Install Python and development tools
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3.11 python3.11-dev python3-pip build-essential

# Install additional dependencies
sudo apt install pkg-config libssl-dev

Python Dependencies

Create a virtual environment and install required packages:

# Create virtual environment
python -m venv venv

# Activate virtual environment
# Windows:
venv\\Scripts\\activate
# macOS/Linux:
source venv/bin/activate

# Install core dependencies
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install streamlit pandas numpy matplotlib plotly
pip install maturin pyo3 setuptools-rust

# For mobile app development
pip install streamlit-mobile-components

Rust Setup

# Install maturin for Python-Rust integration
pip install maturin

# Add Python target for Rust
rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu  # Linux
rustup target add x86_64-apple-darwin       # macOS
rustup target add x86_64-pc-windows-msvc    # Windows

Setting Up Rust Extension for Python

Project Structure

Create the following project structure:

my_app/
├── Cargo.toml
├── pyproject.toml
├── src/
│   └── lib.rs
├── streamlit_app.py
├── mobile/
│   ├── capacitor.config.ts
│   └── public/
└── requirements.txt

Cargo.toml Configuration

[package]
name = "my_rust_extension"
version = "0.1.0"
edition = "2021"
[lib]
name = "my_rust_extension"
crate-type = ["cdylib"]
[dependencies]
pyo3 = { version = "0.20", features = ["extension-module"] }
numpy = "0.20"
rayon = "1.8"  # For parallel processing
serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
serde_json = "1.0"

[dependencies.pyo3]
version = "0.20"
features = ["extension-module", "abi3-py38"]

pyproject.toml Configuration

[build-system]
requires = ["maturin>=1.0,<2.0"]
build-backend = "maturin"

[project]
name = "my-rust-extension"
version = "0.1.0"
description = "High-performance Python extension written in Rust"
requires-python = ">=3.8"
dependencies = [
    "streamlit>=1.28.0",
    "pandas>=1.5.0",
    "numpy>=1.20.0",
    "plotly>=5.0.0",
]

[project.optional-dependencies]
dev = [
    "maturin>=1.0,<2.0",
    "pytest>=7.0.0",
]

[tool.maturin]
python-source = "python"
module-name = "my_rust_extension._internal"

Rust Library Code (src/lib.rs)

use pyo3::prelude::*;
use pyo3::types::{PyList, PyDict};
use rayon::prelude::*;
use std::collections::HashMap;

/// Fast mathematical operations
#[pyfunction]
fn fast_fibonacci(n: u64) -> PyResult<u64> {
    fn fib(n: u64) -> u64 {
        match n {
            0 => 0,
            1 => 1,
            _ => {
                let mut a = 0u64;
                let mut b = 1u64;
                for _ in 2..=n {
                    let temp = a.saturating_add(b);
                    a = b;
                    b = temp;
                }
                b
            }
        }
    }
    Ok(fib(n))
}

/// Parallel data processing
#[pyfunction]
fn parallel_sum(data: Vec<f64>) -> PyResult<f64> {
    let sum: f64 = data.par_iter().sum();
    Ok(sum)
}

/// Fast string processing
#[pyfunction]
fn fast_word_count(text: String) -> PyResult<HashMap<String, usize>> {
    let mut word_count: HashMap<String, usize> = HashMap::new();

    text.split_whitespace()
        .map(|word| word.to_lowercase().trim_matches(|c: char| !c.is_alphanumeric()).to_string())
        .filter(|word| !word.is_empty())
        .for_each(|word| {
            *word_count.entry(word).or_insert(0) += 1;
        });

    Ok(word_count)
}

/// Data analysis functions
#[pyfunction]
fn fast_moving_average(data: Vec<f64>, window: usize) -> PyResult<Vec<f64>> {
    if window == 0 || data.is_empty() {
        return Ok(vec![]);
    }

    let result: Vec<f64> = data
        .windows(window)
        .map(|window| window.iter().sum::<f64>() / window.len() as f64)
        .collect();

    Ok(result)
}

/// Complex number operations
#[pyclass]
#[derive(Clone)]
struct ComplexNumber {
    #[pyo3(get, set)]
    real: f64,
    #[pyo3(get, set)]
    imag: f64,
}

#[pymethods]
impl ComplexNumber {
    #[new]
    fn new(real: f64, imag: f64) -> Self {
        ComplexNumber { real, imag }
    }

    fn magnitude(&self) -> f64 {
        (self.real * self.real + self.imag * self.imag).sqrt()
    }

    fn add(&self, other: &ComplexNumber) -> ComplexNumber {
        ComplexNumber {
            real: self.real + other.real,
            imag: self.imag + other.imag,
        }
    }

    fn __repr__(&self) -> String {
        format!("{}+{}i", self.real, self.imag)
    }
}

/// Python module
#[pymodule]
fn my_rust_extension(_py: Python, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(fast_fibonacci, m)?)?;
    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(parallel_sum, m)?)?;
    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(fast_word_count, m)?)?;
    m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(fast_moving_average, m)?)?;
    m.add_class::<ComplexNumber>()?;
    Ok(())
}

Building the Rust Extension

# Develop build (faster compilation)
maturin develop

# Release build (optimized)
maturin develop --release

# Build wheel for distribution
maturin build --release

Creating Streamlit Web Applications

Main Streamlit Application (streamlit_app.py)

import streamlit as st
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import plotly.express as px
import plotly.graph_objects as go
from typing import Dict, List
import time

# Import our Rust extension
try:
    import my_rust_extension
    RUST_AVAILABLE = True
except ImportError:
    RUST_AVAILABLE = False
    st.warning("⚠️ Rust extension not available. Install with: maturin develop")

# Configure page
st.set_page_config(
    page_title="Python + Rust + Streamlit App",
    page_icon="🚀",
    layout="wide",
    initial_sidebar_state="expanded"
)

# Custom CSS for mobile responsiveness
st.markdown("""
<style>
    .main .block-container {
        padding-top: 2rem;
        padding-bottom: 2rem;
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
        .main .block-container {
            padding-left: 1rem;
            padding-right: 1rem;
        }

        .stButton > button {
            width: 100%;
        }
    }

    .metric-card {
        background: linear-gradient(90deg, #667eea 0%, #764ba2 100%);
        padding: 1rem;
        border-radius: 0.5rem;
        color: white;
        margin: 0.5rem 0;
    }

    .performance-badge {
        background-color: #10b981;
        color: white;
        padding: 0.2rem 0.5rem;
        border-radius: 0.25rem;
        font-size: 0.8rem;
        font-weight: bold;
    }
</style>
""", unsafe_allow_html=True)

def main():
    st.title("🚀 Python + Rust + Streamlit Integration")
    st.markdown("*High-performance web applications with Rust-powered backend*")

    # Sidebar navigation
    st.sidebar.title("Navigation")
    page = st.sidebar.selectbox(
        "Choose a demo:",
        ["Performance Comparison", "Data Processing", "Text Analysis", "Mathematical Operations", "Complex Numbers"]
    )

    if page == "Performance Comparison":
        performance_demo()
    elif page == "Data Processing":
        data_processing_demo()
    elif page == "Text Analysis":
        text_analysis_demo()
    elif page == "Mathematical Operations":
        math_demo()
    elif page == "Complex Numbers":
        complex_numbers_demo()

def performance_demo():
    st.header("⚡ Performance Comparison: Python vs Rust")

    col1, col2 = st.columns(2)

    with col1:
        st.subheader("Fibonacci Calculation")
        n = st.slider("Calculate Fibonacci of:", 1, 50, 35)

        if st.button("Run Benchmark", key="fib_benchmark"):
            # Python implementation
            def python_fibonacci(n):
                if n <= 1:
                    return n
                a, b = 0, 1
                for _ in range(2, n + 1):
                    a, b = b, a + b
                return b

            # Benchmark Python
            start_time = time.time()
            python_result = python_fibonacci(n)
            python_time = time.time() - start_time

            # Benchmark Rust (if available)
            if RUST_AVAILABLE:
                start_time = time.time()
                rust_result = my_rust_extension.fast_fibonacci(n)
                rust_time = time.time() - start_time
                speedup = python_time / rust_time if rust_time > 0 else float('inf')
            else:
                rust_result = "N/A"
                rust_time = 0
                speedup = 0

            # Display results
            col1_1, col1_2 = st.columns(2)
            with col1_1:
                st.metric("Python Result", f"{python_result:,}")
                st.metric("Python Time", f"{python_time:.6f}s")

            with col1_2:
                if RUST_AVAILABLE:
                    st.metric("Rust Result", f"{rust_result:,}")
                    st.metric("Rust Time", f"{rust_time:.6f}s")
                    st.markdown(f'<div class="performance-badge">🚀 {speedup:.1f}x faster</div>',
                              unsafe_allow_html=True)

    with col2:
        st.subheader("Parallel Array Sum")
        array_size = st.selectbox("Array Size:", [10_000, 100_000, 1_000_000, 10_000_000])

        if st.button("Run Parallel Benchmark", key="parallel_benchmark"):
            # Generate test data
            data = np.random.randn(array_size).tolist()

            # Python sum
            start_time = time.time()
            python_sum = sum(data)
            python_time = time.time() - start_time

            # Rust parallel sum (if available)
            if RUST_AVAILABLE:
                start_time = time.time()
                rust_sum = my_rust_extension.parallel_sum(data)
                rust_time = time.time() - start_time
                speedup = python_time / rust_time if rust_time > 0 else float('inf')
            else:
                rust_sum = "N/A"
                rust_time = 0
                speedup = 0

            # Display results
            st.metric("Array Size", f"{array_size:,}")
            col2_1, col2_2 = st.columns(2)
            with col2_1:
                st.metric("Python Sum", f"{python_sum:.2f}")
                st.metric("Python Time", f"{python_time:.6f}s")

            with col2_2:
                if RUST_AVAILABLE:
                    st.metric("Rust Sum", f"{rust_sum:.2f}")
                    st.metric("Rust Time", f"{rust_time:.6f}s")
                    st.markdown(f'<div class="performance-badge">🚀 {speedup:.1f}x faster</div>',
                              unsafe_allow_html=True)

def data_processing_demo():
    st.header("📊 Data Processing with Rust")

    # File upload
    uploaded_file = st.file_uploader("Upload CSV file", type=['csv'])

    if uploaded_file is not None:
        df = pd.read_csv(uploaded_file)
        st.write("Data Preview:", df.head())

        # Select numeric column for moving average
        numeric_cols = df.select_dtypes(include=[np.number]).columns.tolist()
        if numeric_cols:
            selected_col = st.selectbox("Select column for moving average:", numeric_cols)
            window_size = st.slider("Window size:", 2, 50, 5)

            if st.button("Calculate Moving Average"):
                data = df[selected_col].dropna().tolist()

                if RUST_AVAILABLE:
                    # Use Rust for fast moving average
                    moving_avg = my_rust_extension.fast_moving_average(data, window_size)
                    st.success(f"✅ Calculated {len(moving_avg)} moving average points using Rust!")
                else:
                    # Fallback to pandas
                    moving_avg = df[selected_col].rolling(window=window_size).mean().dropna().tolist()
                    st.info("📊 Calculated moving average using pandas (Rust not available)")

                # Plot results
                fig = go.Figure()
                fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(y=data, name="Original Data", opacity=0.7))
                fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(y=moving_avg, name=f"Moving Average (window={window_size})",
                                       line=dict(width=3)))
                fig.update_layout(title="Moving Average Analysis", xaxis_title="Index", yaxis_title="Value")
                st.plotly_chart(fig, use_container_width=True)

    else:
        # Demo with generated data
        st.info("Upload a CSV file or use the demo data below")

        if st.button("Generate Demo Data"):
            # Create sample data
            np.random.seed(42)
            dates = pd.date_range('2023-01-01', periods=365)
            values = 100 + np.cumsum(np.random.randn(365) * 0.5)
            df = pd.DataFrame({'date': dates, 'value': values})

            st.write("Demo Data:", df.head())

            # Calculate moving average
            window_size = st.slider("Window size:", 2, 50, 7, key="demo_window")

            if RUST_AVAILABLE:
                moving_avg = my_rust_extension.fast_moving_average(values.tolist(), window_size)
                st.success("✅ Using Rust for high-performance calculation!")
            else:
                moving_avg = df['value'].rolling(window=window_size).mean().dropna().tolist()
                st.info("📊 Using pandas (Rust extension not available)")

            # Create chart
            fig = go.Figure()
            fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(x=df['date'], y=df['value'], name="Original Data", opacity=0.6))

            if moving_avg:
                avg_dates = dates[window_size-1:len(moving_avg)+window_size-1]
                fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(x=avg_dates, y=moving_avg,
                                       name=f"Moving Average ({window_size}d)",
                                       line=dict(width=3, color='red')))

            fig.update_layout(title="Stock Price Moving Average",
                            xaxis_title="Date", yaxis_title="Price ($)")
            st.plotly_chart(fig, use_container_width=True)

def text_analysis_demo():
    st.header("📝 Text Analysis with Rust")

    # Text input
    text_input = st.text_area(
        "Enter text for analysis:",
        value="The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The dog was sleeping peacefully.",
        height=150
    )

    if st.button("Analyze Text"):
        if text_input:
            if RUST_AVAILABLE:
                # Use Rust for fast word counting
                start_time = time.time()
                word_count = my_rust_extension.fast_word_count(text_input)
                rust_time = time.time() - start_time
                st.success(f"✅ Analysis completed using Rust in {rust_time:.6f}s")
            else:
                # Fallback to Python
                start_time = time.time()
                words = text_input.lower().split()
                word_count = {}
                for word in words:
                    clean_word = ''.join(c for c in word if c.isalnum())
                    if clean_word:
                        word_count[clean_word] = word_count.get(clean_word, 0) + 1
                python_time = time.time() - start_time
                st.info(f"📊 Analysis completed using Python in {python_time:.6f}s")

            # Display results
            col1, col2 = st.columns(2)

            with col1:
                st.subheader("Word Count Statistics")
                total_words = sum(word_count.values())
                unique_words = len(word_count)
                st.metric("Total Words", total_words)
                st.metric("Unique Words", unique_words)
                st.metric("Vocabulary Richness", f"{unique_words/total_words:.2%}")

            with col2:
                st.subheader("Most Common Words")
                sorted_words = sorted(word_count.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
                for word, count in sorted_words[:10]:
                    st.write(f"**{word}**: {count}")

            # Word frequency chart
            if len(word_count) > 1:
                top_words = dict(sorted_words[:15])
                fig = px.bar(
                    x=list(top_words.keys()),
                    y=list(top_words.values()),
                    title="Word Frequency Distribution"
                )
                fig.update_layout(xaxis_title="Words", yaxis_title="Frequency")
                st.plotly_chart(fig, use_container_width=True)

def math_demo():
    st.header("🔢 Mathematical Operations")

    col1, col2 = st.columns(2)

    with col1:
        st.subheader("Fibonacci Sequence")
        fib_n = st.number_input("Calculate Fibonacci up to n:", min_value=1, max_value=100, value=20)

        if st.button("Generate Sequence"):
            if RUST_AVAILABLE:
                fib_sequence = [my_rust_extension.fast_fibonacci(i) for i in range(fib_n)]
                st.success("✅ Generated using Rust!")
            else:
                def fib(n):
                    if n <= 1:
                        return n
                    a, b = 0, 1
                    for _ in range(2, n + 1):
                        a, b = b, a + b
                    return b
                fib_sequence = [fib(i) for i in range(fib_n)]
                st.info("📊 Generated using Python")

            # Display sequence
            st.write("Sequence:", fib_sequence[:20])  # Show first 20

            # Plot growth
            fig = px.line(x=range(len(fib_sequence)), y=fib_sequence,
                         title="Fibonacci Sequence Growth")
            fig.update_layout(xaxis_title="n", yaxis_title="F(n)")
            st.plotly_chart(fig, use_container_width=True)

    with col2:
        st.subheader("Array Statistics")
        array_size = st.selectbox("Array size:", [1000, 10000, 100000])

        if st.button("Generate & Analyze"):
            # Generate random array
            data = np.random.randn(array_size).tolist()

            if RUST_AVAILABLE:
                total_sum = my_rust_extension.parallel_sum(data)
                st.success("✅ Calculated using Rust parallel processing!")
            else:
                total_sum = sum(data)
                st.info("📊 Calculated using Python")

            # Statistics
            mean_val = total_sum / len(data)
            std_val = np.std(data)

            st.metric("Array Size", f"{array_size:,}")
            st.metric("Sum", f"{total_sum:.4f}")
            st.metric("Mean", f"{mean_val:.4f}")
            st.metric("Std Dev", f"{std_val:.4f}")

            # Histogram
            fig = px.histogram(data, bins=50, title="Data Distribution")
            st.plotly_chart(fig, use_container_width=True)

def complex_numbers_demo():
    st.header("🔢 Complex Number Operations")

    if not RUST_AVAILABLE:
        st.warning("⚠️ This demo requires the Rust extension. Please run: maturin develop")
        return

    col1, col2 = st.columns(2)

    with col1:
        st.subheader("Create Complex Numbers")
        real1 = st.number_input("Real part (first):", value=3.0)
        imag1 = st.number_input("Imaginary part (first):", value=4.0)

        real2 = st.number_input("Real part (second):", value=1.0)
        imag2 = st.number_input("Imaginary part (second):", value=2.0)

    with col2:
        st.subheader("Results")
        if st.button("Calculate"):
            # Create complex numbers using Rust
            c1 = my_rust_extension.ComplexNumber(real1, imag1)
            c2 = my_rust_extension.ComplexNumber(real2, imag2)

            # Operations
            sum_result = c1.add(c2)

            st.write(f"**Number 1**: {c1}")
            st.write(f"**Number 2**: {c2}")
            st.write(f"**Sum**: {sum_result}")
            st.write(f"**Magnitude 1**: {c1.magnitude():.4f}")
            st.write(f"**Magnitude 2**: {c2.magnitude():.4f}")

            # Visualization
            fig = go.Figure()
            fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(x=[0, real1], y=[0, imag1], mode='lines+markers',
                                   name=f'Number 1: {c1}', line=dict(width=3)))
            fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(x=[0, real2], y=[0, imag2], mode='lines+markers',
                                   name=f'Number 2: {c2}', line=dict(width=3)))
            fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(x=[0, sum_result.real], y=[0, sum_result.imag],
                                   mode='lines+markers', name=f'Sum: {sum_result}',
                                   line=dict(width=3, dash='dash')))

            fig.update_layout(title="Complex Numbers Visualization",
                            xaxis_title="Real", yaxis_title="Imaginary",
                            showlegend=True)
            fig.add_hline(y=0, line_dash="dot", line_color="gray")
            fig.add_vline(x=0, line_dash="dot", line_color="gray")

            st.plotly_chart(fig, use_container_width=True)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Mobile App Solutions

Option 1: Responsive Streamlit Web App

Create a mobile-optimized CSS file (mobile_styles.css):

/* Mobile-first responsive design */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .main .block-container {
        padding-left: 1rem !important;
        padding-right: 1rem !important;
        max-width: 100% !important;
    }

    .stSelectbox > div > div {
        font-size: 14px;
    }

    .stButton > button {
        width: 100%;
        margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .stColumns {
        flex-direction: column !important;
    }

    .stMetric {
        text-align: center;
        padding: 1rem;
        border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
        border-radius: 8px;
        margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }
}

/* Touch-friendly interface */
button, select, input {
    min-height: 44px !important;
    font-size: 16px !important;
}

/* Progressive Web App styles */
.pwa-header {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    background: white;
    z-index: 1000;
    padding: 1rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
}

Option 2: Capacitor Mobile App Wrapper

Install Capacitor for mobile app packaging:

npm install -g @capacitor/cli
npm install @capacitor/core @capacitor/ios @capacitor/android

Create capacitor.config.ts:

import { CapacitorConfig } from '@capacitor/cli';

const config: CapacitorConfig = {
  appId: 'com.yourcompany.rustpythonapp',
  appName: 'Rust Python App',
  webDir: 'dist',
  server: {
    url: '<https://your-streamlit-app.herokuapp.com>',
    cleartext: true
  },
  plugins: {
    SplashScreen: {
      launchShowDuration: 2000,
      backgroundColor: "#667eea",
      showSpinner: true,
      spinnerColor: "#ffffff"
    },
    StatusBar: {
      style: "dark",
      backgroundColor: "#667eea"
    }
  }
};

export default config;

Option 3: FastAPI + Mobile Frontend

Create an API backend (api_backend.py):

from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
from pydantic import BaseModel
from typing import List, Dict
import my_rust_extension

app = FastAPI(title="Rust Python API", version="1.0.0")

# Enable CORS for mobile apps
app.add_middleware(
    CORSMiddleware,
    allow_origins=["*"],
    allow_credentials=True,
    allow_methods=["*"],
    allow_headers=["*"],
)

class FibonacciRequest(BaseModel):
    n: int

class TextAnalysisRequest(BaseModel):
    text: str

class ArrayRequest(BaseModel):
    data: List[float]
    window: int = 5

@app.get("/")
async def root():
    return {"message": "Rust Python API is running!"}

@app.post("/fibonacci")
async def calculate_fibonacci(request: FibonacciRequest):
    try:
        result = my_rust_extension.fast_fibonacci(request.n)
        return {"n": request.n, "result": result}
    except Exception as e:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=str(e))

@app.post("/text-analysis")
async def analyze_text(request: TextAnalysisRequest):
    try:
        word_count = my_rust_extension.fast_word_count(request.text)
        total_words = sum(word_count.values())
        unique_words = len(word_count)

        return {
            "word_count": word_count,
            "total_words": total_words,
            "unique_words": unique_words,
            "vocabulary_richness": unique_words / total_words if total_words > 0 else 0
        }
    except Exception as e:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=str(e))

@app.post("/moving-average")
async def calculate_moving_average(request: ArrayRequest):
    try:
        result = my_rust_extension.fast_moving_average(request.data, request.window)
        return {"moving_average": result, "window": request.window}
    except Exception as e:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=str(e))

if __name__ == "__main__":
    import uvicorn
    uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=8000)

Complete Working Examples

Example 1: Data Processing Pipeline

Create data_pipeline.py:

import streamlit as st
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import plotly.express as px
import my_rust_extension
import time

def main():
    st.title("🏭 High-Performance Data Pipeline")

    # Generate or upload data
    st.sidebar.header("Data Source")
    data_source = st.sidebar.radio("Choose data source:", ["Generate Sample", "Upload CSV"])

    if data_source == "Generate Sample":
        rows = st.sidebar.slider("Number of rows:", 1000, 1000000, 50000)

        if st.sidebar.button("Generate Data"):
            with st.spinner("Generating data..."):
                np.random.seed(42)
                data = {
                    'timestamp': pd.date_range('2023-01-01', periods=rows, freq='1min'),
                    'sensor1': np.random.randn(rows) * 10 + 50,
                    'sensor2': np.random.randn(rows) * 5 + 25,
                    'sensor3': np.random.randn(rows) * 15 + 100
                }
                df = pd.DataFrame(data)
                st.session_state.df = df
                st.success(f"✅ Generated {rows:,} rows of sensor data!")

    if 'df' in st.session_state:
        df = st.session_state.df

        # Data overview
        st.subheader("📊 Data Overview")
        col1, col2, col3, col4 = st.columns(4)
        col1.metric("Rows", f"{len(df):,}")
        col2.metric("Columns", len(df.columns))
        col3.metric("Memory Usage", f"{df.memory_usage(deep=True).sum() / 1024**2:.1f} MB")
        col4.metric("Date Range", f"{(df['timestamp'].max() - df['timestamp'].min()).days} days")

        # Processing options
        st.subheader("⚙️ Processing Options")
        col1, col2 = st.columns(2)

        with col1:
            sensor_col = st.selectbox("Select sensor:", ['sensor1', 'sensor2', 'sensor3'])
            window_size = st.slider("Moving average window:", 2, 100, 10)

        with col2:
            operation = st.selectbox("Operation:", ["Moving Average", "Sum", "Word Count (if text)"])
            use_rust = st.checkbox("Use Rust acceleration", value=True)

        if st.button("🚀 Process Data"):
            data_values = df[sensor_col].tolist()

            # Benchmark processing
            if use_rust and operation == "Moving Average":
                start_time = time.time()
                result = my_rust_extension.fast_moving_average(data_values, window_size)
                processing_time = time.time() - start_time
                method = "Rust (Parallel)"
            elif operation == "Moving Average":
                start_time = time.time()
                result = df[sensor_col].rolling(window=window_size).mean().dropna().tolist()
                processing_time = time.time() - start_time
                method = "Pandas"
            elif use_rust and operation == "Sum":
                start_time = time.time()
                result = [my_rust_extension.parallel_sum(data_values)]
                processing_time = time.time() - start_time
                method = "Rust (Parallel)"
            else:
                start_time = time.time()
                result = [sum(data_values)]
                processing_time = time.time() - start_time
                method = "Python"

            # Display results
            st.success(f"✅ Processed {len(data_values):,} points using {method} in {processing_time:.4f}s")

            # Visualization
            if operation == "Moving Average":
                fig = px.line(title=f"{sensor_col} - Original vs Moving Average")
                fig.add_scatter(y=data_values, name="Original", opacity=0.6)
                fig.add_scatter(y=result, name=f"Moving Avg ({window_size})", line=dict(width=3))
                st.plotly_chart(fig, use_container_width=True)
            else:
                st.metric(f"{operation} Result", f"{result[0]:,.2f}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Example 2: Real-time Performance Monitor

Create performance_monitor.py:

import streamlit as st
import time
import psutil
import plotly.graph_objects as go
from collections import deque
import threading
import my_rust_extension

class PerformanceMonitor:
    def __init__(self, max_points=100):
        self.max_points = max_points
        self.timestamps = deque(maxlen=max_points)
        self.cpu_usage = deque(maxlen=max_points)
        self.memory_usage = deque(maxlen=max_points)
        self.rust_times = deque(maxlen=max_points)
        self.python_times = deque(maxlen=max_points)

    def update_system_metrics(self):
        self.timestamps.append(time.time())
        self.cpu_usage.append(psutil.cpu_percent())
        self.memory_usage.append(psutil.virtual_memory().percent)

    def benchmark_operation(self, operation_size=10000):
        # Generate test data
        test_data = list(range(operation_size))

        # Benchmark Python sum
        start_time = time.time()
        python_result = sum(test_data)
        python_time = time.time() - start_time
        self.python_times.append(python_time * 1000)  # Convert to ms

        # Benchmark Rust sum
        start_time = time.time()
        rust_result = my_rust_extension.parallel_sum([float(x) for x in test_data])
        rust_time = time.time() - start_time
        self.rust_times.append(rust_time * 1000)  # Convert to ms

        return python_time, rust_time, python_result, rust_result

def main():
    st.title("📈 Real-time Performance Monitor")

    # Initialize monitor
    if 'monitor' not in st.session_state:
        st.session_state.monitor = PerformanceMonitor()

    monitor = st.session_state.monitor

    # Controls
    col1, col2, col3 = st.columns(3)
    with col1:
        monitoring = st.checkbox("Enable Monitoring", value=False)
    with col2:
        operation_size = st.selectbox("Operation Size:", [1000, 10000, 100000])
    with col3:
        auto_refresh = st.checkbox("Auto Refresh", value=True)

    # Create placeholders for real-time updates
    metrics_placeholder = st.empty()
    charts_placeholder = st.empty()

    # Real-time monitoring loop
    if monitoring or st.button("Take Snapshot"):
        monitor.update_system_metrics()
        python_time, rust_time, python_result, rust_result = monitor.benchmark_operation(operation_size)

        # Display current metrics
        with metrics_placeholder.container():
            col1, col2, col3, col4 = st.columns(4)
            col1.metric("CPU Usage", f"{monitor.cpu_usage[-1]:.1f}%")
            col2.metric("Memory Usage", f"{monitor.memory_usage[-1]:.1f}%")
            col3.metric("Python Time", f"{python_time*1000:.2f}ms")
            col4.metric("Rust Time", f"{rust_time*1000:.2f}ms",
                       delta=f"{((python_time/rust_time - 1)*100):+.1f}%")

        # Create real-time charts
        with charts_placeholder.container():
            if len(monitor.timestamps) > 1:
                # System metrics chart
                fig_system = go.Figure()
                fig_system.add_trace(go.Scatter(
                    x=list(monitor.timestamps),
                    y=list(monitor.cpu_usage),
                    name="CPU %",
                    mode='lines+markers'
                ))
                fig_system.add_trace(go.Scatter(
                    x=list(monitor.timestamps),
                    y=list(monitor.memory_usage),
                    name="Memory %",
                    mode='lines+markers'
                ))
                fig_system.update_layout(title="System Metrics", yaxis_title="Percentage")
                st.plotly_chart(fig_system, use_container_width=True)

                # Performance comparison chart
                fig_perf = go.Figure()
                fig_perf.add_trace(go.Scatter(
                    x=list(range(len(monitor.python_times))),
                    y=list(monitor.python_times),
                    name="Python",
                    mode='lines+markers',
                    line=dict(color='blue')
                ))
                fig_perf.add_trace(go.Scatter(
                    x=list(range(len(monitor.rust_times))),
                    y=list(monitor.rust_times),
                    name="Rust",
                    mode='lines+markers',
                    line=dict(color='red')
                ))
                fig_perf.update_layout(title="Execution Time Comparison",
                                     yaxis_title="Time (ms)", xaxis_title="Test Run")
                st.plotly_chart(fig_perf, use_container_width=True)

        if monitoring and auto_refresh:
            time.sleep(1)
            st.experimental_rerun()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Deployment & Production

Docker Configuration

Create Dockerfile:

FROM python:3.11-slim

# Install system dependencies
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \\
    build-essential \\
    curl \\
    software-properties-common \\
    git \\
    pkg-config \\
    libssl-dev \\
    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

# Install Rust
RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf <https://sh.rustup.rs> | sh -s -- -y
ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"

WORKDIR /app

# Copy Rust and Python files
COPY Cargo.toml pyproject.toml ./
COPY src/ ./src/
COPY requirements.txt ./

# Install Python dependencies
RUN pip install --upgrade pip
RUN pip install -r requirements.txt

# Build Rust extension
RUN maturin develop --release

# Copy Streamlit app
COPY streamlit_app.py ./
COPY *.py ./

EXPOSE 8501

HEALTHCHECK CMD curl --fail <http://localhost:8501/_stcore/health>

ENTRYPOINT ["streamlit", "run", "streamlit_app.py", "--server.port=8501", "--server.address=0.0.0.0"]

Create docker-compose.yml:

version: '3.8'

services:
  app:
    build: .
    ports:
      - "8501:8501"
    environment:
      - PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
    volumes:
      - ./data:/app/data
    restart: unless-stopped

  nginx:
    image: nginx:alpine
    ports:
      - "80:80"
      - "443:443"
    volumes:
      - ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
      - ./ssl:/etc/ssl/certs
    depends_on:
      - app
    restart: unless-stopped

Heroku Deployment

Create Procfile:

web: streamlit run streamlit_app.py --server.port=$PORT --server.address=0.0.0.0

Create runtime.txt:

python-3.11.0

Create setup.sh:

#!/bin/bash

# Install Rust
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf <https://sh.rustup.rs> | sh -s -- -y
source ~/.cargo/env

# Build Rust extension
maturin develop --release

# Run the app
exec "$@"

Cloud Function Deployment

For serverless deployment, create cloud_function.py:

import functions_framework
from flask import jsonify, request
import my_rust_extension

@functions_framework.http
def rust_python_api(request):
    """HTTP Cloud Function for Rust-Python operations."""

    if request.method == 'OPTIONS':
        headers = {
            'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*',
            'Access-Control-Allow-Methods': 'POST',
            'Access-Control-Allow-Headers': 'Content-Type',
            'Access-Control-Max-Age': '3600'
        }
        return ('', 204, headers)

    headers = {'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*'}

    try:
        request_json = request.get_json(silent=True)

        if request_json and 'operation' in request_json:
            operation = request_json['operation']

            if operation == 'fibonacci':
                n = request_json.get('n', 10)
                result = my_rust_extension.fast_fibonacci(n)
                return (jsonify({'result': result}), 200, headers)

            elif operation == 'text_analysis':
                text = request_json.get('text', '')
                word_count = my_rust_extension.fast_word_count(text)
                return (jsonify({'word_count': word_count}), 200, headers)

            elif operation == 'parallel_sum':
                data = request_json.get('data', [])
                result = my_rust_extension.parallel_sum(data)
                return (jsonify({'sum': result}), 200, headers)

        return (jsonify({'error': 'Invalid request'}), 400, headers)

    except Exception as e:
        return (jsonify({'error': str(e)}), 500, headers)

Troubleshooting

Common Issues and Solutions

1. Rust Extension Build Errors

# Problem: "error: Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 is required"
# Solution (Windows):
winget install Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.BuildTools

# Problem: "cannot find -lpython3.11"
# Solution (Linux):
sudo apt-get install python3.11-dev

# Problem: "maturin not found"
# Solution:
pip install --upgrade maturin

2. Import Errors

# Problem: ImportError: cannot import name 'my_rust_extension'
# Solution: Rebuild the extension
# Run in terminal:
maturin develop --release

# Check if module is properly installed:
import sys
print(sys.path)

3. Performance Issues

# Problem: Rust extension slower than expected
# Solution: Ensure release build
maturin develop --release  # Not just 'maturin develop'

# Problem: Large data serialization overhead
# Solution: Use numpy arrays or implement custom serialization
import numpy as np

def optimize_data_transfer(data):
    """Convert data to numpy array for better performance"""
    return np.array(data, dtype=np.float64)

4. Mobile App Issues

# Problem: Streamlit app not mobile responsive
# Solution: Add mobile-first CSS and test on various screen sizes

# Problem: Capacitor build fails
# Solution: Ensure correct web directory and server configuration
npx cap sync
npx cap run ios  # or android

5. Memory Issues

# Problem: Out of memory with large datasets
# Solution: Process data in chunks

def process_large_dataset(data, chunk_size=10000):
    """Process large dataset in chunks to avoid memory issues"""
    results = []
    for i in range(0, len(data), chunk_size):
        chunk = data[i:i + chunk_size]
        if RUST_AVAILABLE:
            result = my_rust_extension.parallel_sum(chunk)
        else:
            result = sum(chunk)
        results.append(result)
    return sum(results)

Performance Optimization Tips

1. Use Release Builds: Always use maturin develop --release for production
2. Minimize Python-Rust Boundaries: Process data in bulk rather than individual items
3. Leverage Parallelism: Use Rust’s rayon for CPU-intensive tasks
4. Cache Results: Use Streamlit’s @st.cache_data decorator for expensive computations
5. Profile Your Code: Use cProfile for Python and cargo flamegraph for Rust

Testing

Create test_integration.py:

import pytest
import my_rust_extension
import numpy as np

def test_fibonacci():
    """Test Fibonacci calculation"""
    assert my_rust_extension.fast_fibonacci(0) == 0
    assert my_rust_extension.fast_fibonacci(1) == 1
    assert my_rust_extension.fast_fibonacci(10) == 55

def test_parallel_sum():
    """Test parallel sum functionality"""
    data = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0]
    result = my_rust_extension.parallel_sum(data)
    assert result == 15.0

def test_word_count():
    """Test word counting"""
    text = "hello world hello"
    result = my_rust_extension.fast_word_count(text)
    assert result["hello"] == 2
    assert result["world"] == 1

def test_moving_average():
    """Test moving average calculation"""
    data = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0]
    result = my_rust_extension.fast_moving_average(data, 3)
    expected = [2.0, 3.0, 4.0]  # 3-point moving average
    np.testing.assert_array_almost_equal(result, expected)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    pytest.main([__file__])

Run tests with:

pip install pytest
python -m pytest test_integration.py -v

This comprehensive guide provides everything needed to create high-performance web and mobile applications using Python, Rust, and Streamlit. The combination offers the best of all worlds: Python’s ecosystem, Rust’s performance, and Streamlit’s rapid development capabilities.

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• 50-70% faster development compared to traditional web frameworks
• Single codebase for frontend and backend logic
• Automatic UI generation with Streamlit eliminates HTML/CSS/JavaScript complexity
• Minutes to deploy from local development to cloud production

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• Reduced server requirements handling more users per instance
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