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Obtaining and Storing Time Series Data with Python
Blog post from InfluxData
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Anais Dotis-Georgiou
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1,026
Language
English
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Summary
This tutorial demonstrates how to use Python to retrieve hourly weather data from the OpenWeatherMap API, convert it to a Pandas DataFrame, and write it to InfluxDB, a time-series database. The author uses the InfluxDB Python Client library to simplify the process of writing data to InfluxDB, which is designed for handling high ingest requirements and large amounts of time-series data. By following these steps, users can integrate their weather data into InfluxDB, enabling them to query and analyze their data using various tools and features provided by InfluxDB.