Introducing the ArchivesSpace REST API using Python 3

Before we begin …

Required

• A laptop/device with network access
  • e.g. Linux (what I use), Mac OS X (which I am familiar with), or Windows (which I am very very rusty on)
• Python 3.5 installed including the python standard library (see https://docs.python.org/3/library/)
  • Python 3 (v3.5.2) can be downloaded and from https://www.python.org/downloads/
• A text editor
  • IDLE for Python 3 is fine for the workshop
• A web browser
  • Firefox or Chrome with the JSONView plugin recommended
• A test deployment ArchivesSpace is being provided as part of the Workshop
  • try Getting Started if you want to install locally
  • Or you can install your own via VirtualBox and Vagrant if you’re adventurous
• A basic familiarity with Python and ArchivesSpace

Suggested

• Bookmark in your web browser:
  • ArchivesSpace API Docs
  • Python Reference
  • This presentation website
• Recommended reading
  • Read through the Python 3 tutorial if you are not familiar with Python.