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+# importing the lib to request data from the API
+import requests
+
+#this is the api for the joke generator
+url = "https://v2.jokeapi.dev/joke/Any"
+
+#here is a request using the requests lib
+request = requests.get(url)
+
+#now we make the data in .json
+info = request.json()
+
+# if the joke has only one party then we run this statement
+if 'joke' in info:
+    print(info['joke'])
+
+#if the joke has two parts then we run this statement
+elif 'setup' in info and 'delivery' in info:
+    print(f"{info['setup']} - {info['delivery']}")
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