python stackoverflow get reputation and badge count

get_stackoverflow_user_data

#!/usr/bin/env python
import requests
import simplejson as json

# this function fetch your user data from the so api
def get_data():
    # replace '3879958' with your userid
    url = "https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/users/3879958?order=desc&sort=reputation&site=stackoverflow"
    j=json.loads((requests.get(url, timeout=5)).text)
    return j

# get only badge counts
def get_badge_counts():
    return get_data()['items'][0]['badge_counts']

# get only reputation
def get_reputation():
    return get_data()['items'][0]['reputation']

# get my data - include badge counts & reputation
def get_my_data():
    j = get_data()['items'][0]
    return { 'reputation' : j['reputation'], 'badge_counts': j['badge_counts'] }