search a list in api/ format url seach for api - string

Question

I want to generate 6 random numbers for pokemon api ID.
Put in list.
Then use the 6 numbers in url search.
The url doesn't recognise the list.
I need to convert the list to numbers. I'm not sure how to format them into the url.
import random
import requests
pokemon_ID = []
# pokemon_ID_add = str(pokemon_ID)[1:-1]
# pokemon_ID2 = str(pokemon_ID)[1:-1]
for i in range(0,6):
number = random.randint(1 ,151)
while i in pokemon_ID:
number = random.randint(1, 151)
pokemon_ID.append(number)
url = 'https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/{}/'.format(pokemon_ID)
response = requests.get(url)
pokemon = response.json()
print(pokemon)

Answer 1

You can use loop to iterate over random IDs and store the result to a list:
import json
import random
import requests
url = "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/{}/"
random_pokemon_ids = [random.randint(1, 151) for i in range(6)]
result = []
for id_ in random_pokemon_ids:
pokemon = requests.get(url.format(id_)).json()
result.append(pokemon)
# pretty print the result:
print(json.dumps(result, indent=4))
Prints:
[
{
"abilities": [
{
"ability": {
"name": "rock-head",
"url": "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/ability/69/"
},
"is_hidden": false,
"slot": 1
},
{
"ability": {
"name": "lightning-rod",
"url": "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/ability/31/"
},
"is_hidden": false,
"slot": 2
},
{
"ability": {
"name": "battle-armor",
"url": "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/ability/4/"
},
"is_hidden": true,
"slot": 3
}
],
"base_experience": 64,
"forms": [
{
"name": "cubone",
"url": "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon-form/104/"
}
],
...