List of Top Users in CodeForces

In this article, we will make a list of all the users of Codeforces and store their information in a JSON file. We will use the json and urlib.request library of python for the purpose.

We will use Codeforces API to access the data and store the required data in a list. We will finally sort it according to their maxRating to get a list of all users of Codeforces in descending order.

First, let us learn about JSON and API.

What is API?

API stands for Application Programming Interface. An API is a...