#100DaysOfCode in Python Transcripts
Chapter: Days 55-57: Structured API clients with uplink
Lecture: Use the official API if available
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Now, let me just put one final warning out there
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before we jump into building these API's with Uplink.
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Uplink is great for creating structured clients
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against HTTP services,
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works really, really well.
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However, if the API you're working with already has
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a Python implementation, use that.
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It's likely implemented and maintained by the company
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that actually controls the API.
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It'll continually be upgraded, and so on.
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So, for example, over here at Stripe, they have an API.
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We could use Uplink to build our very
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own client to talk to it.
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But, we can just pip install stripe,
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and they'll maintain that and upgrade that over time,
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and we don't have to worry about it.
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So, Uplink really fits in the place where you have this
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structured API you want to work with,
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however, it doesn't have like an official
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PyPI package that is the API wrapper.
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Which there are many, many of those of course,
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but first check and see if there's something from the
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company or organization to already access that API
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and use that, but if not, Uplink, that's where we're goin'.
