Scripting: Working with APIs in Python Using the Requests Library The Python ecosystem offers powerful tools for interacting with web services, and the requests library is one of the most widely used for this purpose. It simplifies sending HTTP requests compared to lower-level modules like urllib, making API integration more efficient and readable. An API (Application Programming Interface) enables communication between different software systems. Developers use APIs to access external services such as weather data, financial systems, or machine learning models. Key Features of requests Supports common HTTP methods: • GET (retrieve data) • POST (send data) • PUT (update data) • DELETE (remove data) Handles URL parameters, headers, and authentication easily Automatically manages sessions and cookies Provides clean and readable syntax Basic Workflow Send a request to an API endpoint: response = requests.get(url) Error Handling Considerations > Always validate response status codes > Handle exceptions such as: >> requests.exceptions.Timeout >> requests.exceptions.ConnectionError >> Use try-except blocks for robustness Why It Matters > Enables integration with external platforms > Supports automation and data-driven applications > Essential for modern backend and full-stack development Overall, the requests library provides a clean, efficient interface for working with APIs, making it a foundational tool in Python-based software engineering. In the video attached below, I demonstrate, using Python programming, how to script a solution that integrates a currency exchange rate API with the requests module. The program accepts user input for a base currency and three target currencies to convert to. API link - https://lnkd.in/gv37W2_v #python #API #pythonprogramming #scripting #webserver #http #software
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Python application Build process: Building a python application involves packaging, dependency resolution, distribution steps that are required for CI/CD and production deployments. the python build process include: 1. organize the project structure myapp/ │ ├── myapp/ # Application source code │ └── __init__.py ├── tests/ # Unit tests ├── pyproject.toml # Modern metadata and build system ├── requirements.txt # Dependency list (optional) └── README.md 2. Declare dependencies use requirements.txt or pyproject.toml to declare dependencies. these are install using pip install eg: pip install -r requirements.txt 3.Build the package python uses setuptools and build to convert your source code into distributable format(sdist and wheel) python3 -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate pip install build python -m build This generates: dist/myapp-0.1.0.tar.gz (source distribution) dist/myapp-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl (wheel binary) 4.Run unit tests use pytest, unittest and another test framework for code quality pytest tests/ 5. distribute distribute via pypi pip install twine twine upload dist/* 6. Deploy manually or via CI/CD package can be deployed into containers, vms or directly like aws lambda, google cloud run, etc. REAL WORLD EXAMPLE: for a flask based project: . declare dependencies using requirements.txt . create a pyproject.toml for packaging metadata . ran python -m build in ci to produce a wheel . build a docker image with the wheel inside . deploy in kubernetes using helm chart
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🚀 Python for DevOps – Log Monitoring with File Output Today I built a simple automation script to read logs and write alerts to a separate file. 📂 Scenario: Instead of manually checking logs, automate detection of ERROR messages and store them in another file. 💻 Python Code: with open("app.log") as f, open("alerts.log", "w") as out: for line in f: if "ERROR" in line: out.write(line) output: root@satheesha:~# python3 Python 3.12.3 (main, Mar 3 2026, 12:15:18) [GCC 13.3.0] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> with open("app.log") as f, open("Alert.log", "w") as out: ... for line in f: ... if "ERROR" in line: ... out.write(line) ... 17 >>> exit() root@satheesha:~# cat Alert.log ERROR: Disk full 🔍 What this does: Reads app.log line by line Filters only ERROR logs Writes them into alerts.log 📌 Why this is useful: Helps in faster troubleshooting Reduces manual log scanning Can be integrated with monitoring systems 🔥 Real DevOps Use Cases: Production log monitoring CI/CD pipeline validation Incident detection and alerting 📈 Next Step: Enhance this script to: Handle multiple log levels (ERROR / WARNING / INFO) Send alerts to email or Slack Monitor logs in real-time (like tail -f) #Python #DevOps #Automation #Scripting #Cloud #Learning #100DaysOfCode
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I can't write Python. But I can tell Claude exactly how our business works. Over the last six+ months I've built systems I had no business being able to build as a non-developer. Nightly data audits. Weekly reconciliation. Pipeline trackers. All running on a schedule. All in production. No dedicated engineer. I tried agents. I wanted them to work. But agents operate on their own judgment. And their judgment doesn't include six years of knowing how this business runs. Scripts are different. They do exactly what you've designed them to do. Reliable beats impressive every time. I wrote more about what this actually looks like. https://lnkd.in/gg8bqZvT Curious whether others are finding the same thing. Are you running scripts in production or have you cracked agents?
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I wrote this from six+ months of actually building it. This is how I'm getting real value from AI in my clients' businesses. Give it a read. Similar to your experience? What's working for you?
I can't write Python. But I can tell Claude exactly how our business works. Over the last six+ months I've built systems I had no business being able to build as a non-developer. Nightly data audits. Weekly reconciliation. Pipeline trackers. All running on a schedule. All in production. No dedicated engineer. I tried agents. I wanted them to work. But agents operate on their own judgment. And their judgment doesn't include six years of knowing how this business runs. Scripts are different. They do exactly what you've designed them to do. Reliable beats impressive every time. I wrote more about what this actually looks like. https://lnkd.in/gg8bqZvT Curious whether others are finding the same thing. Are you running scripts in production or have you cracked agents?
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Don't choose Python . . . . If you don't know why you are choosing python. Let us tell you why you should choose python ? Just think by yourself na ! Would you carry camera, torch, calculator separately or will carry a smartphone only. Exactly. Python is that one tool that does it all—from automating boring stuff to powering rockets at NASA. Let's go deep - 1. Easy to learn but not easy to outgrow Simplicity does not mean weakness. It lets you focus on solving problems instead of fighting syntax while opening doors to AI, data, and real applications. 2. Works across domains Web development, data science, AI, automation, cloud, testing. One language, multiple use cases. 3. Write once, run anywhere Works across Windows, macOS, and Linux without unnecessary friction. 4. Built for the AI era The most obvious future. AI speaks Python. Tools like TensorFlow, PyTorch, and scikit-learn make it the default choice. 5. Massive ecosystem Thousands of libraries mean you rarely start from scratch. BeautifulSoup for scraping, Flask and FastAPI for APIs, Selenium for automation, Matplotlib for visualization. You build faster and smarter. 6. Flexible and integrative Works with C, Java, and .NET through CPython, Jython, and IronPython. It adapts instead of replacing. Basically, the potato of programming. Mix it with anything, it still delivers. 7. Strong in automation It does not let you get bored. Handles repetitive tasks so you can focus on what actually matters and what creates impact. 8. High career value This is where you get excited. This language will pay your bills and let you chill. One of the most in-demand and highest paying skills in the industry. So basically : -> Java devs write essays -> Python devs write haikus Both get the job done, one's just way less painful So what do you think? Are you choosing the python or not ?
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Python Project: *🚀 Project 7: Password Generator 🔐* *🎯 Project Goal* Build a tool that generates a strong random password using letters, numbers, and symbols, with user-defined length. *🧠 Basic Structure* - random module → generate random characters - string module → get letters, digits, symbols - loop → build password - input → take length from user *💻 Python Code* ``` import random import string def generate_password(length): characters = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + string.punctuation password = "" for _ in range(length): password += random.choice(characters) return password length = int(input("Enter password length: ")) password = generate_password(length) print("Generated Password:", password) ``` *🧠 Explanation (Step-by-step flow)* 1. Character Pool: Combines letters (a-z, A-Z), digits, and symbols for a strong password. 2. Password Generation: Loop runs for given length, picking a random character each time. 3. Function Usage: `generate_password()` makes code reusable. 4. User Input: User controls password length. *🚀 Outcome* - Work with built-in modules (random, string) - Generate secure data - Build utility tools - Write reusable functions
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---- Slow Requests in Python (Django): What’s Really the Problem? Slow APIs are not a Python issue , they’re an engineering failure. Most slow requests come from poor decisions in data access, logic, and system design, not the language itself. * Too many database queries (N+1 problem): This happens when the app queries the database inside loops instead of fetching related data efficiently. What should be one query turns into dozens or hundreds, killing performance and scalability. * Inefficient ORM usage: Fetching full objects when only a few fields are needed adds unnecessary weight to your queries. This increases memory usage and slows down both processing and serialization. * Blocking synchronous code: Long operations like external API calls, file handling, or heavy computations block the request cycle. Since Django runs synchronously by default, everything waits and your response time explodes. * No caching strategy: If your app keeps recalculating the same results or hitting the database for identical requests, you’re wasting resources. Caching avoids redundant work and drastically improves speed. * Heavy serialization: Returning large or deeply nested data structures makes responses slower. Overloaded serializers and missing pagination can turn even simple endpoints into performance bottlenecks. -> In conclusion : When you are in development phase, always think as if you are already in production. Your users are not 1 or 2 they can be thousands or even millions.
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🚀 7 Python Libraries That Make Automation Development Super Easy Automation is no longer optional — it’s a must-have skill for developers. And with Python, building automation systems becomes incredibly powerful and efficient. Here are 7 Python libraries every developer should know for automation 👇 🔹 1. Selenium Perfect for browser automation. Automate login, form filling, scraping, testing — almost anything on the web. 🔹 2. PyAutoGUI Control your mouse and keyboard programmatically. Great for desktop automation tasks like clicking, typing, and screenshots. 🔹 3. Requests Simplifies HTTP requests. Ideal for API automation, data fetching, and backend integrations. 🔹 4. BeautifulSoup Used for parsing HTML/XML data. Best for extracting structured data from web pages. 🔹 5. Pandas Powerful data manipulation tool. Helps in automating data cleaning, transformation, and reporting workflows. 🔹 6. Schedule Lightweight job scheduling library. Run tasks at specific intervals without setting up complex cron jobs. 🔹 7. Playwright Modern alternative to Selenium. Faster, more reliable, and supports multiple browsers with ease. 💡 Pro Tip: Combine these libraries to build end-to-end automation systems — Example: Scrape data (Selenium) → Process (Pandas) → Send via API (Requests)* 🔥 Automation is not about replacing developers — It’s about making developers 10x more productive. 💬 Which Python library do you use the most for automation? #Python #Automation #Selenium #WebScraping #DeveloperTools #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #Coding #TechCommunity
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Java developers don’t need Python to start building AI features. The common advice over the internet is: Learn Python → Learn scikit learn/Pytorch → Then build/implement AI tools I followed the same path and spent weeks understanding models, training pipelines, and libraries and realized something uncomfortable: I was solving problems that are already solved that too in a very bookish way. You don’t need to become a machine learning engineer to add AI to your application. Being a developer what you actually need is this shift: Stop thinking: I need to build models Start thinking: I need to use intelligence inside my existing system Modern AI development looks like this: Spring Boot + Spring AI → Handles orchestration LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama) → Pretrained engines you donot have to build Vector Database → Makes your data searchable. Prompt Engineering → The real control layer for AI behaviour But here’s the catch most people ignore: ⚠️ LLMs are not deterministic ⚠️ They hallucinate ⚠️ They don’t understand your business context by default you being the developers should handle this otherwise your AI feature will break in production. In this series, I’ll focus on one thing: How Java developers can build real, production-ready AI features, no theory but the real implementation. Next: How to use RAG in a Spring Boot application to make AI responses reliable.
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