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Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Curl to Python HTTP Request

As someone who has worked with both curl and Python, I can tell you that converting a curl request to Python is not difficult. In fact, there are a few ways to do it, depending on your needs and preferences.

Method 1: Using the Requests Library

The most common and easiest way to convert a curl request to Python is to use the requests library. Here's an example:


import requests

url = 'https://example.com/api'
headers = {'Authorization': 'Bearer token'}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

In this example, we're making a GET request to an API with an authorization token. The headers parameter is used to add the authorization token to the request.

Method 2: Using urllib

If you don't want to use the requests library, you can use urllib instead. Here's an example:


import urllib.request

url = 'https://example.com/api'
headers = {'Authorization': 'Bearer token'}

req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers=headers)
response = urllib.request.urlopen(req)

print(response.read())

This code is a bit more verbose than the previous example, but it accomplishes the same thing.

Method 3: Using httplib2

Finally, you can use httplib2 to make HTTP requests in Python. Here's an example:


import httplib2

url = 'https://example.com/api'
headers = {'Authorization': 'Bearer token'}

http = httplib2.Http()
response, content = http.request(url, headers=headers)

print(content)

This code uses the httplib2 library to make a GET request to the API. The headers parameter is used to add the authorization token to the request.

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