Working with APIs in Python
Key Takeaways:- Learn how to retrieve data from websites via REST APIs.
- Understand how to customize API requests using parameters and headers.
- Build and automate a bot using Python and APIs.
Description
Automating stock trading can seem like a complex task, but with the power of APIs in Python, you can efficiently gather data and execute trades. Understanding how to retrieve data from websites and interact with APIs is crucial to building a functional and responsive trading bot. Without mastering these key skills, automating trades or making real-time decisions becomes challenging and error-prone.
In this code-along session, Chris Ramakers, Developer Platform and Design System Engineering Manager at DataCamp, will guide you through the process of building a simple bot using Python. You’ll learn how to retrieve data through REST APIs, customize API requests with parameters and headers, and ultimately create a fully functional bot. Whether you’re new to APIs or looking to apply your Python skills to automating tasks, this session will give you the tools to work with web data with confidence.
Presenter Bio
Chris runs Datacamp's Developer Platforms Engineering Teams responsible for enhancing the developer experience, productivity, compliance and security. He also runs the Design System team creating tools and components that empower our design team and engineers to deliver good looking, stable, performant, and visually consistent web applications. Chris is the instructor for the DataCamp course "Introduction to APIs in Python". He also runs the software development company Skyrocket Concepts, and has previously been an engineering manager at several startups.