Drag and Drop Questions Drag and drop the code snippets from the bottom into the Python script to write API output to a csv file. Not all options are used. Answer:

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This question tests the ability to use the Python requests library for making API calls and processing the resulting response object by correctly filling in code snippets.

Approach. The correct interaction involves dragging four specific code snippets to their designated blank spaces:

1. Blank 1 (import ____): The requests library is used for making HTTP requests in Python. Therefore, 'requests' should be dragged to complete import requests.
2. Blank 2 (response = requests.____('http://api.zippopotam.us/us/80301')): To retrieve data from an API, a GET request is typically used. The requests library provides the get() method for this. So, 'get' should be dragged to complete requests.get.
3. Blank 3 (print(____.json())): After making an API request, the response object holds the API's reply. To parse the JSON content of this response, you call the .json() method on the response object. Thus, 'response' should be dragged to complete print(response.json()).
4. Blank 4 (print(response.____)): The response object has an attribute called status_code that contains the HTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success, 404 for not found). To print this, 'status_code' should be dragged to complete print(response.status_code).

Common mistakes.

• common_mistake. Common mistakes include:
• Using 'request' instead of 'requests': 'requests' is the correct name of the Python library for making HTTP calls. 'request' is not the correct module name for import, nor is it an attribute/method in this context.
• Confusing 'status' with 'status_code': The Response object attribute for retrieving the HTTP status code is status_code, not 'status'.
• Attempting to use requests (the module) where response (the object) is expected: For example, requests.json() would be incorrect because the .json() method is called on the Response object returned by a request, not on the requests module itself.
• Not knowing the standard HTTP method for data retrieval: While post, put, delete are other HTTP methods, get is the correct choice for simply fetching data from the provided API endpoint.

Concept tested. Python requests library usage, fundamental HTTP API interaction concepts (making GET requests, understanding HTTP status codes, parsing JSON responses), and basic Python syntax for module imports, object attribute access, and method calls.

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