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    REST (Representational State Transfer) is a software architecture style that defines a pattern for client and server communications over a network. Python provides excellent tools for both consuming and building REST APIs.

    Consuming REST APIs with Python

    To interact with REST APIs in Python, the requests library is commonly used. This library simplifies the process of making HTTP requests and handling responses.

    Example: GET Request

    To retrieve data from a REST API, you can use the GET method. Here's an example of how to fetch data from a sample API:

    import requests

    api_url = "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1"
    response = requests.get(api_url)
    data = response.json()

    print(data)

    This code sends a GET request to the specified URL and prints the JSON response.

    Example: POST Request

    To create a new resource, you can use the POST method. Here's an example:

    import requests

    api_url = "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos"
    todo = {"userId": 1, "title": "Buy milk", "completed": False}
    response = requests.post(api_url, json=todo)
    data = response.json()

    print(data)

    This code sends a POST request with JSON data to create a new todo item.

    Building REST APIs with Python

    Python offers several frameworks for building REST APIs, including Flask, Django REST Framework, and FastAPI.

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