What's the best way to handle errors with the Python requests module? or How can I optimize API calls

Honestly, I just use `try-except` with a generic `requests.exceptions.RequestException` to catch all the weird stuff. Sometimes APIs are just flaky, and you gotta handle it gracefully.

For timeouts, set `timeout` in your request—don’t leave it hanging forever. And if you’re dealing with JSON responses, always check `response.json()` in a try block too, ’cause malformed JSON is another headache.