Section outline

  • Lesson Overview: Students will learn how applications communicate over the web using APIs and HTTP. By the end of Lesson 17, they will be able to explain what an API is, understand the basics of HTTP requests/responses, use Python to call an API, and handle the data returned (like JSON). This knowledge empowers them to pull in real-world data and even leverage AI services via API calls, giving them leverage against AI by harnessing these tools in their own code.