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Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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How to Close Python Requests Session

When working with Python requests module, it is necessary to close the session once the task is completed. Not closing the session can cause issues, such as memory leaks or connection pooling related problems.

Here are a few ways to close a Python requests session:

  • Using with statement:

        import requests
       
        with requests.Session() as session:
            # perform actions with the session
            pass
        # session is closed automatically
  • Manually closing the session:

        import requests
        
        session = requests.Session()
        # perform actions with the session
        session.close()
  • Using contextlib module:

        import requests
        from contextlib import closing
       
        with closing(requests.Session()) as session:
            # perform actions with the session
            pass
        # session is closed automatically

Using with statement is the recommended way to close Python requests session as it automatically closes the session once the task is completed. Manually closing the session is also a viable option, but it can be prone to errors if not done properly. Using contextlib module is also a good way to close the session, but it requires some additional imports.

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