Added API interaction with Python

joke-api/joke-api.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import requests
+import json
+import time
+
+
+def download(url):
+    response = requests.get(url)
+    content = response.content.decode("utf-8")
+    return content
+
+
+def main():
+    iterations = 0
+    while iterations < 3:
+        iterations += 1
+        programming_jokes = {}
+        while len(programming_jokes) < 5:
+            # Parse the JSON response
+            jokes = json.loads(
+                download("https://official-joke-api.appspot.com/jokes/random/10")
+            )
+            # Filter to just programming jokes and insert them
+            for joke in jokes:
+                if joke["type"] == "programming":
+                    programming_jokes[joke["id"]] = joke
+        for joke in programming_jokes.values():
+            print(joke["setup"])
+            for _ in range(3):
+                print(".", end="", flush=True)
+                time.sleep(1)
+            print()
+            print(joke["punchline"])
+            time.sleep(2)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()