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Python Calling the API

Gloria Avalos
Gloria Avalos
44 Points
Posted by Gloria Avalos
Gloria Avalos
44 Points

why did she put an f before https://?

res = requests.get(f"http://

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points

The "f" makes it an "f-string" (formatted string). This causes the tokens in the string made up of variable names surrounded by braces to get replaced by the contents of those variables.

F-strings are introduced in the other Python courses.