API_work

Small collection of scripts that call public APIs (GitHub, Hacker News, Weatherstack) and optionally visualize results with Plotly.

Files

• hn_submissions.py — prints top Hacker News submissions with comment counts.
• active_discussions.py — visualizes top HN stories by comment count.
• python_repos.py — prints popular Python repos from GitHub Search API.
• python_repos_visual.py — visualizes most‑starred Python repos.
• other_languages2.py — prints popular C repos from GitHub Search API.
• weather_api.py — compares temperatures across locations using Weatherstack.

Setup

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

python hn_submissions.py
python active_discussions.py
python python_repos.py
python python_repos_visual.py
python other_languages2.py
python weather_api.py

Notes

• weather_api.py requires a Weatherstack API key. Replace api_key value with your own key that you can get at the official website.
• Plotly opens a browser window for charts.