Query Phish.net API with Pythin

gistfile1.py

#Query Phish.net API via Python 2.71.
 
import urllib, json, sys
 
url='https://api.phish.net/'
js='api.js'
 
apikey = 'Your API Key'
format = 'json'
apiver = '2.0'
method = 'pnet.shows.setlists.latest'
 
#Build parameters to send via GET to api.js
params = urllib.urlencode({
  'api':apiver,
  'method':method,
  'format':format,
  'apikey':apikey
  })
 
#Attempt to open a connection and get the JSON formated data
try:
  f = urllib.urlopen(url + js + "?%s" % params)
 
#Do this for invalid URL
except IOError:
  print 'Error: Unable to connect. Invalid URL. '
  sys.exit(1)
 
#Get the response code
rsp = f.getcode()
 
#If the HTTP response is 200 (OK) then proceed
if rsp == 200:
 
  #Read the data
  data =  f.read()
 
  #Decode the data as JSON
  decoded = json.loads(data)
 
  #Print the Decoded JSON
  print 'DECODED: ', decoded
 
  #Print an individual JSON Record
  print 'GET INDIVIDUAL RECORD: ', decoded[0]['showdate']
 
else:
  #Do this if the not an HTTP response of 200
  print 'Error: ',  rsp
 
#close the connection
f.close()