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    "# APIs"
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    "**Learning goals** — By the end of this chapter you will be able to:\n",
    "\n",
    "- Explain what an **API** is and how REST APIs communicate over HTTP\n",
    "- Use the `requests` library to make **GET requests** and inspect the response\n",
    "- Parse **JSON responses** into Python dicts and lists\n",
    "- Pass **query parameters** to filter or configure API responses\n",
    "- Handle HTTP **errors and exceptions** gracefully\n",
    "\n",
    "APIs let your code communicate with the world — web services, data sources, and cloud tools all expose REST APIs. This chapter builds the practical skills to query any REST API from Python.\n",
    "\n",
    "<h2>Chapter flow</h2>\n",
    "\n",
    "```{tableofcontents}\n",
    "```"
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