Editing DS4UX (Spring 2016)/Panama Papers
From CommunityData
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision | Your text | ||
Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
at the command prompt to execute the <code>wikipedia-1.py</code> Python script. Wait a little while while your computer connects to Wikipedia. You should see the result of a query from Wikipedia API on your screen. If you don't, let Jonathan or Ray know . | at the command prompt to execute the <code>wikipedia-1.py</code> Python script. Wait a little while while your computer connects to Wikipedia. You should see the result of a query from Wikipedia API on your screen. If you don't, let Jonathan or Ray know . | ||
=== | === Panama Papers data sources === | ||
;Wikipedia Edit API: An API that provides data on edits to Wikipedia pages. Use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox API sandbox] to build and test queries with this API. | ;Wikipedia Edit API: An API that provides data on edits to Wikipedia pages. Use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox API sandbox] to build and test queries with this API. | ||
Line 40: | Line 40: | ||
* This API is case-sensitive, and space-sensitive (replace spaces in page titles with underscores). It also requires you to [http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.asp URL encode] any special characters (like !, $, # and %) that might appear in a page title. | * This API is case-sensitive, and space-sensitive (replace spaces in page titles with underscores). It also requires you to [http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.asp URL encode] any special characters (like !, $, # and %) that might appear in a page title. | ||
* Example request for Panama Papers (page views 4/01 - 4/20): https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/metrics/pageviews/per-article/en.wikipedia/all-access/user/Panama_Papers/daily/20160401/20160420 | * Example request for Panama Papers (page views 4/01 - 4/20): https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/metrics/pageviews/per-article/en.wikipedia/all-access/user/Panama_Papers/daily/20160401/20160420 | ||
== Exercises == | == Exercises == |