Chess + Python - Chess.com API Tutorial
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Shows how to use the chess.com API to retrieve chess data through Python
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Welcome to a Tech with Tim API tutorial! In this video, I'll be showing you how to use the chess.com API. This API allows you to view all sorts of chess.com information through Python, including leaderboards, player rankings, moves in a game, etc. I'll show you the step by step process, including how to install the chess.com module, how to use the API functions within Python to call information from chess.com!
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Chess.com API Docs: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
Chess.com Pip Package Docs: https://chesscom.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Information About Interactive API: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/interactive-api-status
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00:00 | Introduction
02:54 | Installing chess.com Module
15:37 | Getting Player Ratings
19:59 | Getting Games Played and Game Data
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Chapters (4)
| Introduction
2:54
| Installing chess.com Module
15:37
| Getting Player Ratings
19:59
| Getting Games Played and Game Data
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