Python requests: using requests to scrape a website for data

This is video 1 of our series on scraping data to storing it to visualizing it. In this clip, we focus on the *requests* library. With it we can craft HTTP requests, modify request headers, and view our response object.

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Intro and ending music is "Rise of Legend" by Butterfly Tea (CC-SA).

[erik]

At first, I had an uncontrollable urge to ride into battle on a steed. But then I realized that this was DataSlant. Then I realized that THIS video - not the previous one - was the single most informative video I have seen in my life.

[ieetrn]

very helpful. You should continue these videos.

[HT]

I have been looking for a video series like this for eons

[StevenSmith-qzzg]

Thank you very much for this! I just started using Python a couple days ago, pretty slick once you learn a few things (and I have LOTS to still learn) but it's just like any other language. Reminds me of LISP a little bit (since it uses lists and has lambda expressions). Anyways, yes, thank you! I learn by DOING (although some reading is always required) and this is awesome.

[rollisjerrys]

if you dont know what to put in the header you can only write the url in the get() command and it will still work.