How to make HTTP requests in Python

Question

What library should I use for making HTTP requests in Python and how do I use it?

devops_guru · Accepted Answer

Using requests library
import requests

# GET request
response = requests.get('https://api.example.com/data')
data = response.json()

# POST request with data
response = requests.post('https://api.example.com/submit',
    json={'name': 'John', 'email': 'john@example.com'},
    headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer token'}
)

# Handle errors
response.raise_for_status()  # Raises exception for 4xx/5xx
With error handling
try:
    response = requests.get(url, timeout=10)
    response.raise_for_status()
except requests.RequestException as e:
    print(f"Request failed: {e}")

How to make HTTP requests in Python

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Using requests library

With error handling

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