adding example of getting random data by id

Author: brentru

examples/api/random_data.py

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+"""
+'random_data.py'
+================================================
+Example for accessing the Adafruit IO Random
+Data Service.
+
+Author(s): Brent Rubell for Adafruit Industries
+"""
+# Import JSON for forecast parsing
+import json
+# Import Adafruit IO REST client.
+from Adafruit_IO import Client, Feed, RequestError
+
+# Set to your Adafruit IO key.
+ADAFRUIT_IO_USERNAME = 'USER'
+ADAFRUIT_IO_KEY = 'KEY'
+
+# Create an instance of the REST client.
+aio = Client(ADAFRUIT_IO_USERNAME, ADAFRUIT_IO_KEY)
+
+generator_id = 1461
+
+# Get the specified randomizer record with its current value and related details.
+random_data = aio.receive_random(generator_id)
+# Parse the API response
+data = json.dumps(random_data)
+data = json.loads(data)
+print('Random Data: {0}'.format(data['value']))