Python Weather API Project: Fetching 7-Day Data

🚀 Beginner Python Project: Fetch Weather Data Using an API Today I built a small Python script that gets the last 7 days of weather data using a free weather API. This project helped me understand APIs, date handling, and JSON data in Python. Step 1 – Import libraries requests lets Python send requests to websites, and datetime helps us work with dates. Step 2 – Calculate dates The script gets today’s date, then calculates yesterday and 7 days ago. We use yesterday because some weather APIs don’t allow today's data. Step 3 – Format dates Dates are converted to YYYY-MM-DD format so the API can understand them. Step 4 – Set location Latitude and longitude coordinates are used to specify a location (in this case, Paris). Step 5 – Create the API request Python builds a URL that includes: • Location • Start date • End date • Max & min daily temperatures Step 6 – Send the request requests.get() sends the request to the API and receives weather data. Step 7 – Convert API response The response is converted into JSON, which works like a Python dictionary. Step 8 – Print the result Finally, the program prints the weather data for the last 7 days. Small projects like this are a great way to learn how real-world applications collect data from APIs. I’m currently learning Python, AI, and real-world coding projects, and sharing my progress publicly. Let’s connect if you're on the same journey! 🚀 #Python #PythonProjects #API #WeatherAPI #CodingForBeginners #LearnPython #AIJourney

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