PLATFORM API

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• Create account on Colab 

• + Code with 

#!pip install requests

import requests

# Define the base URL and the API key

BASE_URL = "http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather"

API_KEY = "0f157a1a2ce4e2645838ec201409db41"  # Replace with your API key

# Function to fetch weather data for a given city

def get_weather(city_name):

   # Construct the URL

   url = f"{BASE_URL}?q={city_name}&appid={API_KEY}"

   # Send GET request

   response = requests.get(url)

   # Check if the request was successful

   print(f"Status Code {response.status_code}:")

   if response.status_code == 200:

       data = response.json()

       # Extract relevant weather information

       main = data['main']

       temperature = main['temp']

       pressure = main['pressure']

       humidity = main['humidity']

       weather_description = data['weather'][0]['description']

       # Print the weather details

       print(f"Weather in {city_name}:")

       print(f"Temperature: {temperature}°C")

       print(f"Pressure: {pressure} hPa")

       print(f"Humidity: {humidity}%")

       print(f"Description: {weather_description}")

   else:

       print("City not found, please check the name or try another city.")

# Example usage

city = "Taipei"

get_weather(city)

•  You can use your own Key by create account on openweathermap.org

check your api key 

https://home.openweathermap.org/api_keys

•  A fast Access to API

http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=Taipei&appid=0f157a1a2ce4e2645838ec201409db41

• Kelvin Degree converter 

https://www.rapidtables.com/convert/temperature/kelvin-to-celsius.html?x=300