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Getting data from the web: API access
cm011 - October 31, 2016
Overview
- Identify multiple methods for obtaining data from the internet
- Define application program interface (API)
- Explain authentication keys and demonstrate secure methods for storing these keys
- Demonstrate how to use canned packages in R to access APIs
- Practice gathering data from Twitter API using the
twitteRpackage in R
Slides and links
- Slides
- More install-and-play API packages for R
Tweepy - a Python package for obtaining data from Twitter
To do for Wednesday
- Finish homework 5
- Make sure you are working on your final projects
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