Sanic

Sanic is a term used to refer to two distinct things: an internet meme based on Sonic the Hedgehog and a Python asynchronous web framework.

The meme originated in early online communities as crude fan art portraying "Sanic" with misspellings such as "Sanic Hegehog" and captions like "Gotta go fast." It circulated widely on image boards and social media as a humorous juxtaposition to the official character.

Sanic (web framework) is an asynchronous Python framework designed for high performance. It aims to offer a Flask-like API while exploiting Python's asyncio to handle requests concurrently. Core features include a routing system, support for middleware, blueprints for modular applications, and built-in WebSocket support. Applications are run through Sanic's development server, and the framework is commonly used for building fast APIs and microservices.

The two uses share only the name; in context, Sanic typically appears as the meme in culture references or as the name of a programming project in technical writing.