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To do:


* Create open gov projects based off of the [https://openhatch.org/wiki/Boston_Python_Workshop_7/Saturday_projects Python Workshop Saturday projects].



* API project:
==Saturday Projects==
** What do we want people to learn?

*** What an API is.
Goal: Create open gov projects based off of the [https://openhatch.org/wiki/Boston_Python_Workshop_7/Saturday_projects Python Workshop Saturday projects].
*** Using the URL bar to query an API vs doing so within a script.

*** Endpoints and return values. Get vs put vs post vs delete

** Good possible APIs to use:
===API project===
*** Capitol Words? Or general Real Time Congress, or Influence Explorer. The key is that whichever API we use should be as simple as possible, with straightforward attribute names.

** What should the API do?
What do we want people to learn?
***
* What an API is.
* Using the URL bar to query an API vs doing so within a script.
* Endpoints and return values. Get vs put vs post vs delete

Good possible APIs to use:<br />
Capitol Words? Or general Real Time Congress, or Influence Explorer. The key is that whichever API we use should be as simple as possible, with straightforward attribute names.

What should the API do?
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