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python requests basic auth

Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Python Requests Basic Auth

If you need to access a website or API that requires authentication, you can use Python's Requests module. With requests, you can easily make HTTP requests and handle responses, including basic authentication.

How to use Basic Authentication with Python Requests

Basic authentication is a method for sending a username and password with each request, which can be used to authenticate the user. Here's an example of how you can use basic authentication with Python Requests:


import requests

url = 'https://api.example.com'
username = 'your-username'
password = 'your-password'

response = requests.get(url, auth=(username, password))

print(response.text)

In this example, we import the requests module and specify the URL we want to access. We then specify the username and password for the basic authentication using the auth parameter in the get() method.

Other ways of using Basic Authentication

There are other ways to use basic authentication with Python Requests, such as:

  • Using a session object:

    import requests

    url = 'https://api.example.com'
    username = 'your-username'
    password = 'your-password'

    session = requests.Session()
    session.auth = (username, password)

    response = session.get(url)

    print(response.text)
  • Using a function:

    import requests

    def make_request(url, username, password):
        response = requests.get(url, auth=(username, password))
        return response.text

    url = 'https://api.example.com'
    username = 'your-username'
    password = 'your-password'

    response_text = make_request(url, username, password)

    print(response_text)

These are just a few examples of how you can use basic authentication with Python Requests. Depending on your use case, one method may be more appropriate than another.

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