2. Exploring the Digital Cosmos with Python and the Web

Problem Statement: Imagine you are a developer tasked with creating a feature for a web application that provides users with insightful information about various space objects. Your application will fetch data from a publicly available space API, process this data, and display it in a user-friendly format.

Task 1: Set up a Python Virtual Environment and Install Required Packages

Create a new virtual environment in Python. Activate the virtual environment. Install the `requests` package for making HTTP requests.

Expected Outcome: A successfully created and activated virtual environment with the `requests` package installed.

Task 2: Fetch Data from a Space API Write a Python script that makes a GET request to a space API (e.g., [The Solar System OpenData](https://api.le-systeme-solaire.net/en/)) to fetch data about planets.

Parse the JSON response and extract information about each planet, such as its name, mass, and orbit period.

Code Example:

Expected Outcome:

Task 3: Data Presentation and Analysis - Perform a simple analysis, such as finding the planet with the longest orbit period or the heaviest planet.

Expected Outcome: A more structured and formatted output, along with an analysis result, such as identifying the heaviest planet in the solar system.

Module 6 Lesson 1: Assignments | Web Fundamentals