Introduction to API Querying for HSS - Part III in the HSS Python Series
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Instructor: Meghan Landry
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Level: Beginner
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Duration: 3 hours
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Helpers: TBD
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Date: November 20, 2024 | 1:00 - 4:00 pm (Atlantic)
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Prerequisite: Introduction to Python & Coding for HSS
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is a beginner-level 4-part series for humanities and social sciences (HSS) researchers (HSS) and librarians. API Querying & Textual Analysis - Parts III & IV focus on allowing participants to apply basic coding concepts to API querying and text-based analysis. API stands for application programming interface. It acts as a communication interface so different computers/systems can talk to the application hosting the API. Querying APIs in HSS research is useful because data changes rapidly and it is a way to capture a small piece of a much larger set of data.
This is a continuation of the HSS Python Series. It is highly recommended that you complete the 2-part Python series, Introduction to Python & Coding for HSS - Part I & II in the HSS Python Series, before registering for API Querying and Textual Analysis.
You do not need any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented.
You need a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc) on which you have administrative privileges, as you will need to pre-load specific software packages.
This is a continuation of the HSS Python Series. It is highly recommended that you complete the 2-part Python series, Introduction to Python & Coding for HSS - Part I & II in the HSS Python Series, before registering for API Querying and Textual Analysis.
You do not need any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented.
You need a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc) on which you have administrative privileges, as you will need to pre-load specific software packages.
COURSE EXPECTATIONS
- Install Python using Anaconda.
- To run Python, we are going to use Jupyter Notebooks via JupyterLab.
- If you installed Anaconda, JupyterLab is installed on your system.