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COVID-19 Virus Statistics (Corona Virus) API

Data pulled from https://corona-stats.online on March 29, 2020. Today’s data reflects nearly 150,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 within the United States. At the moment, everyone in the US has been advised to stay indoors, and promote social distancing.

One of my students showed me an API that returns near real-time data regarding the spread of COVID-19 (the “Corona Virus”). I’m not a medical p professional, but tracking COVID-19 virus statistics with code is a great way to remind yourself to practice good hygiene! In fact, think I might go wash my hands wright now!

Using your browser (client) send an HTTP […]

By |March 29th, 2020|APIs, Blog, GitHub|0 Comments
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So, you want to be an API Python Hero?

What is an Application Programming Interface (API)?

Application Programming Interface (API) is a generic term. For example, it may apply to everything from the diagnostic port under your car’s dashboard, to the physical switch on your blender that controls the rotational speed of the blade. Nothing about the term “API” need necessarily involve HTTP or databases. Therefore, if you ever get into a conference call regarding APIs, and don’t want to seem like a noob, valid questions include:

The proposed API will be implement what programming language and framework? Frameworks are libraries that abstract away some of the complexity behind accepting […]

By |March 28th, 2020|APIs, Blog, Programming, Projects, Python|0 Comments
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Python and APIs – NASA’s Open APIs

I often work with Alta3 Research to provide Python Training solutions for corporate enterprises. The video below is one I made for Alta3 Research documenting the use of Python to interact with NASA’s Open APIs by leveraging the HTTP / HTTPS protocol.

Using Python to interact with APIs using HTTP / HTTPS is a critical skillet for anyone looking to automate solutions within their infrastructure. In this lab, the messaging is rather simple. Of the many HTTP / HTTPS verbs (POST, DELETE, PUT, etc.), we’ll only be utilizing the GET. Consider the model below.

(our code)
Python Client ——- HTTPS GET ——-> […]

By |November 22nd, 2019|APIs, Blog, Programming, Python, Video|0 Comments
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