🌐 Day 94 of #100DaysOfCode in Python: Advancing with APIs

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Welcome to Day 94! Today, we’re diving deeper into the world of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), focusing on REST, GraphQL, and API authentication mechanisms. Understanding these concepts will empower you to integrate your Python applications with a myriad of external services and data sources.

1. REST APIs

• REST (Representational State Transfer): An architectural style that defines a set of constraints to be used for creating web services. It uses standard HTTP methods like GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE.
• Consuming REST APIs in Python:
• Use libraries like requests to interact with REST APIs.
• Handle JSON data, which is commonly returned by REST APIs.

import requests

response = requests.get('https://api.example.com/data')
data = response.json()  # Convert JSON response to a Python dictionary

2. Exploring GraphQL

• GraphQL: A query language for APIs that allows clients to request exactly the data they need, making it more efficient than traditional REST APIs.
• Using GraphQL with Python:
• Libraries like gql can be used to interact with GraphQL APIs.
• Construct and send…