Title: Python & APIs: A Winning Combo for Reading Public Data – Real Python
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Description: In this tutorial, you'll learn what APIs are and how to consume them using Python. You'll also learn some core concepts for working with APIs, such as status codes, HTTP methods, the requests library, and much more. You'll also see a few examples of real-life APIs and how to consume them.
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