Python Requests

Python Requests:

Python Requests is a popular library for making HTTP requests in Python. It simplifies the process of sending HTTP requests and handling the responses.

Here is a brief overview of how to use the Requests library:

Installation:

You can install Requests using pip, the package installer for Python. Open your command prompt or terminal and run the following command:

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pip install requests

Importing Requests:

Once installed, you need to import the Requests module in your Python script or interactive session:

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import requests

Sending a GET request:

To send a GET request to a URL and retrieve its response, you can use the get () function:

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response = requests.get(‘https://api.example.com/data’)

Handling the response:

The response object returned by get() or other request methods contains various information related to the request and response. You can access the response’s status code, content, headers, etc.

For example:

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print(response.status_code)      # Status code (200 for success)

print(response.content)          # Response content

print(response.headers)          # Response headers

Sending data with a POST request:

You can also send data with a POST request using the post() function:

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data = {‘key’: ‘value’}

response = requests.post(‘https://api.example.com/endpoint’, data=data)

Handling query parameters:

If you need to include query parameters in your request URL, you can pass them as a dictionary using the params parameter:

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params = {‘key1’: ‘value1’, ‘key2’: ‘value2’}

response = requests.get(‘https://api.example.com/endpoint’, params=params)

Handling headers:

You can include custom headers in your request by passing a dictionary to the headers parameter:

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headers = {‘Content-Type’: ‘application/json’}

response = requests.get(‘https://api.example.com/endpoint’, headers=headers)

These are just some of the basic features of the Requests library. It also supports handling cookies, sessions, authentication, and more. For detailed information, you can refer to the official Requests documentation: https://docs.python-requests.org/