It is usually used to work with the API

requests library for sending HTTP requests and processing the received data. Here's an example of how to get started:

  1. Install the requests library if you don't already have it:

pip install requests

  1. Import the library and start using the CoinMarketCap API. For example, to get information about the current price of Bitcoin (BTC), you can do something like:

import requests

api_key = "Your_CoinMarketCap_API_Key"

url = f"https://pro-api.coinmarketcap.com/v1/cryptocurrency/quotes/latest?id=1"

headers = {

"X-CMC_PRO_API_KEY": api_key

}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

data = response.json()

# Output the current BTC price

btc_price = data["data"]["1"]["quote"]["USD"]["price"]

print(f"Current BTC price: ${btc_price}")

Note that you will need to register with CoinMarketCap, get an API key and replace "Your_CoinMarketCap_API_Key" in the code with your own key.

Also, make sure you adhere to the API request limits set by CoinMarketCap for your subscription type.

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