data-wrangling-json-format-using-api-methods.py

import json
import requests

def api_get_request(url):
    # In this exercise, you want to call the last.fm API to get a list of the
    # top artists in Spain. The grader will supply the URL as an argument to
    # the function; you do not need to construct the address or call this
    # function in your grader submission.
    # 
    # Once you've done this, return the name of the number 1 top artist in
    # Spain. 
    url='http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=geo.gettopartists&country=spain&key=4beab33cc6d65b05800d51f5e83bde1b&format=json'
    data = requests.get(url).text
    data = json.loads(data)
    top_artist = data['topartists']['artist'][0]['name']
    return top_artist
    
    # return the top artist in Spain
    
    
def main():
    api_get_request()
    
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()