quandl_fred.py

import quandl
import pandas as pd
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

quandl_api_key = "YOUR API KEY HERE"
#Use the Quandl API to pull data
quandl.ApiConfig.api_key = quandl_api_key
#Pull GDP Data
data = quandl.get('FRED/GDP')
data["date_time"] = data.index
#Plot the GDP time series
plot_data(df = data, 
          x_variable = "date_time", 
          y_variable = "Value", 
          title ="Quarterly GDP Data")