luissalgueiro / web-apis-with-python

Code repository for exercises in the eBook WebAPI Development with Python

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Starter Kit: Web APIs with Python

This is the starter kit associate with "Building Web APIs with Python" which the following version available

1. Kindle Edition: Get it here

Usage Instructions

This repository contains the starter kit for each exercise in a separate branch.

If you are unfamiliar with Git and GitHub, please read the instructions on usage below carefully and follow the steps.

1. Fork to create your own copy of the repository

Step 1: Login to GitHub and navigate to this repository

https://github.com/CloudBytesDotDev/web-apis-with-python

Step 2: Create a Fork of the repository by clicking on the fork button on top right side of the webpage as shown below

This will create a copy of the repository in your account.

Step 3: Clone this new repository in your account. To Copy the Git URL press on the Green "Code" button and then click on the clipboard icon as shown below

Or you can run the following command from your terminal with Git installed, replacing "" with our actual GitHub username

git clone https://github.com/<myUserName>/web-apis-with-python.git

2. Navigate to the starter kit

From the terminal, run the below command to navigate to a particular branch, replace "" with the name of the branch (typically provided in the exercise)

git checkout <branch-name>

The "branch-name" should match exactly to the branch specified in the exercises.

You should also set the upstream (online) branch by running

git push --set-upstream origin <branch-name>

3. Track the changes and push it to your repository on GitHub

This involves 4 steps.

Step 1: Check the changes you have made by running

git status

This will highlight the files that been added, deleted or changed.

Step 2: Add the changes to the working tree

git add <file-name>

git status will provide you will list of files, you will need to do this with each file that has been added or changed.

Step 3: Record and commit the changes

git commit -m "<What changes have you done?>"

Step 4: Push your changes to GitHub (origin)

git push

This requires the git push --set-upstream origin <branch-name> completed as specified in section 2 above