Lab3.8-countries.py

import json
import requests
import urllib3 # this disables warning about self-signed certs
urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)

url = 'https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/all'  # countries api
response = requests.get(url)  # opening a network and fetching a data
print(response) # response object
print(response.status_code)  # status code, success:200
countries = response.text
data_python=json.loads(countries)    #transfer to python format so that later program can process the data.

country = input("enter the country you want to check, Capitalize the first letter: ")

for i in range(len(data_python)):
    if data_python[i]["name"] == country:
        print("Iceland is the number " + str(i)+ " in the countries list" )
        print("The population is " + str(data_python[i]["population"]))
        print(f'The population is {str(data_python[i]["population"])}')  #f-string format
        print(data_python[i])
        break             # quit from loop.
    else:
        i+=1
if i == len(data_python):
   print("no this country")