Create a Python Air Quality Console Application in One Video

Using requests, json, and threading in Python3, this video shows a way to query an online free API for free air quality data and presents it to the user through the console.


I enjoy doing what is generally called 'Resume Projects.' Basically, small software applications for learning/personal use that can be pointed to during interviews as experience and showing a love for software. Over the past weeks, the air quality where I live (West coast of US) has been extremely unhealthy due to fires. I got tired of using websites that have ads everywhere, especially since I like to keep the air quality up on my monitor while I work. So, I decided to spend an hour or two making a console application to present the data for me without ads or Chrome trying to take all my RAM.



I figure it is a good project for those learning Python or wanting a fun project (especially for a resume or github), so decided to make a video for it!


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Documentation/Links:
Python3: https://www.python.org/doc/


Python Libraries
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Threading: https://docs.python.org/3/library/threading.html
JSON: https://docs.python.org/3/library/json.html
Time: https://docs.python.org/3/library/time.html
Requests: https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/master/


Other
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Visual Studio Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs
How to Open Terminal (VSCode): https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/integrated-terminal
Installing Python3: https://realpython.com/installing-python/