There is so much data out on the web, but who wants to copy-and-paste or scrape web pages? Knowing how to use APIs will let you explore and collect data in a reliable and efficient way.
get your API key from https://developer.nytimes.com
notebooks/API_codes.ipynb # notebook containing all the codes
slides/API_workshop_presentation.ipynb # notebook used during the hands-on tutorial
slides/API_workshop.slides.hmtl # presentation slides in html
images/ # contains images for html presentation slides
Feel free to fork this notebook as a practical guide to deal with APIs.