Beginning to build the great schools API wrapper.

main/great_schools.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import requests
+
+# Helper file to facilitate calls to the greatschools.org API
+
+# Endpoint: nearby-schools
+def get_nearby_schools(key: str):
+    url = 'https://gs-api.greatschools.org/nearby-schools'
+    params = {
+        'lat': "42.3",
+        'lon': "-71.2",
+        'school_type': "public",
+        'distance': "50",
+        'page': "45"
+    }
+    headers = {
+        "x-api-key": key
+    }
+    r = requests.get(url=url, params=params, headers=headers)
+    print(r.text)
+    return 

main/run.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from great_schools import get_nearby_schools
+
+def get_file_contents(filename):
+    """ Given a filename,
+        return the contents of that file
+    """
+    try:
+        with open(filename, 'r') as f:
+            # It's assumed our file contains a single line,
+            # with our API key
+            return f.read().strip()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        print("'%s' file not found" % filename)
+
+api_key_file = '../keys/api.key'
+api_key = get_file_contents(api_key_file)
+
+
+get_nearby_schools(api_key)