What can you do with a Python API?

By using Python and REST APIs, you can retrieve, parse, update, and manipulate the data provided by any web service you’re interested in. Free Bonus: Click here to download a copy of the "REST API Examples" Guide and get a hands-on introduction to Python + REST API principles with actionable examples.

What are the benefits of using an API?

APIs are beneficial because they allow developers to add specific functionality to an application, without having to write all of the code themselves. APIs also allow developers to access data from other applications. For example, when bloggers put their Twitter handle on their blog’s sidebar, WordPress enables this by using Twitter’s API.

What is the Python/C API?

The Application Programmer’s Interface to Python gives C and C++ programmers access to the Python interpreter at a variety of levels. The API is equally usable from C++, but for brevity it is generally referred to as the Python/C API. There are two fundamentally different reasons for using the Python/C API.

What is an API ?

An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of rules that are shared by a particular service. These rules determine in which format and with which command set your application can access the service, as well as what data this service can return in the response. The API acts as a layer between your application and external service.