Python for Everybody (py4e.com)

Worked Example: Parsing HTML using the BeautifulSoup library.

We look at two different ways to format data for transmission across the network including JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) and eXtended Markup Language (XML).

We look at how data is represented using the XML format.

Worked Example: XML

We look at how we can use XML Schema to determine whether or not a particular bit of XML is valid.

We learn about the popular JSON data format and how to handle the JSON data in Python.

Worked Example: JSON

We talk briefly about how applications can be built over time to depend on services provide other applications.

We explore using a Google API that can be used to query location data and parse the JSON that is returned.

Worked Example: We access a Google Geocoding API using Python.