https://www.dukehsu.com/tags/api.htmlRecent content in Api on Duke Hsu ｜ Learn • Build • Sharehttps://www.dukehsu.com/images/og-default.jpghttps://www.dukehsu.com/images/og-default.jpgHugoen-USWed, 27 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.dukehsu.com/posts/pythonwithapi.htmlWed, 27 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.dukehsu.com/posts/pythonwithapi.html<h2 id="using-python-with-the-openweathermaporg-api">Using Python with the OpenWeathermap.org API</h2> <p>In these notes, we will explore how to utilize Python with a free weather API (Application Programming Interface) to retrieve the current weather for a specific city.</p> <h2 id="what-you-need-to-install-and-obtain">What You Need to Install and Obtain</h2> <ul> <li>Python and the &lsquo;requests&rsquo; package</li> <li>Access to a Weather API</li> <li>Basic coding knowledge</li> </ul> <h4 id="install-requests-package">Install requests package</h4> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-text" data-lang="text"><span class="line"><span class="cl">$ python -m pip install requests #install package </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl">$ python -m pip show requests #display requests version</span></span></code></pre></div><p><img alt="image-20230927111555155.png" loading="lazy" src="https://www.dukehsu.com/posts/pythonwithapi/images/4088264047.png" title="image-20230927111555155.png"></p>