The latest articles on DEV Community by Brian Thompson (@b_thompson_2). https://dev.to/b_thompson_2 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2725139%2F00d7c265-779f-4cbf-99fc-bd6022dc9b19.jpg https://dev.to/b_thompson_2 en Brian Thompson Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:14:36 +0000 https://dev.to/b_thompson_2/the-simplest-free-weather-api-integration-with-python-3ceh https://dev.to/b_thompson_2/the-simplest-free-weather-api-integration-with-python-3ceh <p>This can be used in any application with minimum lines of code. A simple way to get weather data using the WeatherXu API service.<br> To get API Key:</p> <ol> <li>Go to WeatherXu's <a href="https://weatherxu.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">website</a> </li> <li>Create a free account</li> <li>Navigate to your dashboard</li> <li>Copy your API key from the credentials section </li> </ol> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">requests</span> <span class="n">api_address</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="sh">'</span><span class="s">https://api.weatherxu.com/v1/weather?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY</span><span class="sh">'</span> <span class="n">lat</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">input</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">'</span><span class="s">Latitude: </span><span class="sh">'</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">lon</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nf">input</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">'</span><span class="s">Longitude: </span><span class="sh">'</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">url</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="sa">f</span><span class="sh">'</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">api_address</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s">&amp;lat=</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">lat</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s">&amp;lon=</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">lon</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="sh">'</span> <span class="n">json_data</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">requests</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">url</span><span class="p">).</span><span class="nf">json</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="nf">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">json_data</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">formatted_data</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">json_data</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="sh">'</span><span class="s">data</span><span class="sh">'</span><span class="p">][</span><span class="sh">'</span><span class="s">currently</span><span class="sh">'</span><span class="p">]</span> <span class="nf">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">formatted_data</span><span class="p">)</span> </code></pre> </div> python weather api darksky