An API is like a magic box. We send data in a specific format. We then get data back in a specific format. This magical box is simply a script kept on a server. It acts as a gatekeeper — we tell the ...

This is the first in a series of “ProfHacker 101" posts on working with APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). Coverage in this post includes an introduction to the concept of the API, why you ...

Application programming interfaces allow for the linking of databases and the sharing of data across apps. With APIs, two applications can communicate with each other without understanding how the ...

In the previous installments (1, 2) of this series, I talked about APIs in general and showed how data can be pulled from an API without server-side programming knowledge. In this third installment of ...

Python’s convenience and versatility mean that it’s used to build software in nearly every walk of IT life. One major niche is web services, where Python’s speed of development and flexible metaphors ...

Find out what makes Python a versatile powerhouse for modern software development—from data science to machine learning, systems automation, web and API development, and more. It may seem odd to ...