btcapp

Python script to send an API request, save the API response in a JSON file, read that file in the program, parse the JSON array to get the information that we need, and write that information to a tabular data set or TSV file. R scripts for processing the tabular data sets coming soon.

Bitcoin API endpoint by Coindesk: https://api.coindesk.com/v1/bpi/currentprice.json

Watch "Programmatically Process Tabular Data Sets Series - Part I - Using Python to Send API Requests" on YouTube by Cruz Macias for help: https://youtu.be/ErAg46vV174

Requirements

Python3+

install Python in Windows visit

https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html

Check that Python is installed

Open CMD and type python.
If it exists, to see where this executable lives, type where python
If not, follow the instructions for installation at python.org

How to compile and run in Windows (back slash)

python btc_api_comp.py