Okay, folks, let’s dive into how I got my hands dirty with the Phoenix Open leaderboard. I wanted a simple way to keep track of the scores, and I’m gonna walk you through exactly what I did.
First, I needed to find the data. No getting around that. I started poking around, and realized that there is usually a website where this information is publicly available.
Finding the Data
My initial thought was, “Okay, where do these websites get their info?”.
Figured they were pulling it, somehow and someway, I just needed that source!
Getting My Hands Dirty with Code
Once I decided to play with the JSON response, it was time to get coding. Now, I’m no coding wizard, but I know my way around a bit. I’m most comfortable with Python, so that’s what I used.
First thing’s first, I needed to fetch that data. For that, I used the good old requests library. If you haven’t used it, it’s super simple for making HTTP requests.
I made a simple GET request, I pulled the data, I took a peek, It was all there, the player names, their scores, everything. It was a bit messy, all jumbled together, but hey, that’s what we’re here to fix, right?
I used Python with requests to fecth the data, with the help of json library. I parsed the json, extracted all the information I need and store them in my variables
Displaying the goods
I used print to print out all my extracted information, player name, scores, rankings, straight to the console!
It’s basic, nothing fancy, but it works! Gets the job done. And for me, that’s all that really matters at this stage. I could always make it prettier later, maybe build a little web app or something, but for now, this is perfect.
So there you have it. That’s how I tackled the Phoenix Open leaderboard. It wasn’t rocket science, but it was a fun little project, and I learned a few things along the way. Hope this helps someone out there!
