Python Sample for Alexa Top Sites

This sample will make a request to the Alexa Top Sites web service using your Access Key ID and Secret Access Key.

Requirements:

• Python v2.7.3
• Requests: HTTP for Humans →
• lxml: XML and HTML with Python →

Steps:

• Sign up for an Amazon Web Services →
• Get your Access Key ID and Secret Access Key
• Sign up for Alexa Top Sites →
• Install all requirements using pip
• Run topsites.py

Installation and Usage:

$ pip install -r requirements.txt
$ python topsites.py ACCESS_KEY_ID SECRET_ACCESS_KEY [COUNTRY_CODE]

If you are getting "Not Authorized" messages, you probably have one of the following problems:

• Your access key or secret key were not entered properly.
• You did not sign up for Alexa Top Sites
• Your credit card was not valid.