REST API's and JSON in Python - IN PERSON

NOTE: These classes are designed to relatively easy to follow even for non tech professionals. We will have a seminar component in the beginning and then labs at the end. Even if you do not want to be a coder you can still learn how these systems work, and you might be surprised to find how fun it can be to build your own projects!

This class will teach you how to use REST API's with Python. This allows your scripts to communicate with other services for resources. You can send SMS messages with Twilio, Email with SendGrid, get weather reports for your area or even Jokes of the day.

REST is the standard that is used so that computers can communicate with each other, and coders can ad functionality from other services.

JSON is how the data is formatted by REST API's. We will learn what JSON is and how to read and use the data that comes back from the services we are communicating with.

We will:

• What REST and JSON are
• How to use the requests module in Python
• How to read JSON data
• How to stack REST API calls to find out specific information

We will have labs at the end so that students can code simple projects on their own systems to understand how all of this works.

Bring your laptop, and we'll start down your path of coding together. For this level of class just about any laptop will do. These projects can be done on a 12 year old system as long as it works.

Note: we will be in a conference room at Hatch Innovation Hub. The doors will be unlocked 15 minutes before start of class and 15 after. If you arrive over 15 minutes late we won't be able to let you in.

These classes are "free". Our supporters help fund this program through crowdfunding on Donorbox. If you like the classes and can donate please do, if not we're happy to have you regardless. https://donorbox.org/etcg