Week 07: External data
Introduction
No application exists in isolation. This week, we’ll learn how to connect our Python programs to the outside world. We’ll start by mastering local data persistence with JSON files, and then we’ll dive into the world of REST APIs using the requests library to fetch and process live data from the internet.
Recommended readings
- Python tutorial (Ch 7.2) - Reading and writing files
- Requests documentation - The official library for HTTP requests