Intro to APIs in Python - API Series #1

Taking those first steps into interacting with the web using Python can seem daunting - but it need not be. It is a surprisingly simple process, with well established rules and guidelines.

We'll cover the absolute essentials for getting started, including:

• Application Program Interfaces (APIs)
• Javascript Object Notation (JSON)
• Requests with Python
• Real world use-cases

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Geocoding Docs: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/cloud-setup

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00:00 Intro 00:20 What is an API? 01:47 RESTful APIs 05:26 API Methods 07:20 HTTP Codes (200s) 08:14 HTTP Codes (400s) 10:00 JSON Format 11:21 Talking to APIs in Python 14:30 Google Geocoding API 22:08 GitHub API 27:48 Outro ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_yMowQikOE