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Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Python Requests Curl

If you are a programmer, you are very familiar with the term "curl". It is a command-line tool used for transferring data from or to a server. Now, you may wonder how it is related to Python Requests?

Python Requests is a popular library used for sending HTTP requests in Python. It is a user-friendly way of interacting with web APIs. Requests library provides a curl-like interface to send requests and get responses from web APIs.

Using Python Requests for Curl Requests

Python Requests library provides a method named "request" which allows us to send HTTP requests using different methods such as GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc. Here's an example of how you can send a GET request using the Requests library:


import requests

response = requests.get('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts')

print(response.json())

In the above example, we have sent a GET request to the "jsonplaceholder" API using the Requests library. The response of the request is stored in the "response" object. We have then printed the JSON response using the "json()" method.

Converting Curl Commands to Python Requests

If you have a curl command and want to convert it to the equivalent Python Requests code, you can use the following steps:

  1. Copy the curl command
  2. Open a Python file and import the Requests library
  3. Create a variable named "headers" and add any headers required by the API
  4. Use the "requests.request" method to send the request
  5. Print the response content

Here's an example of how you can convert a curl command to Python Requests:


import requests

headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN'
}

response = requests.request("GET", "https://api.example.com/users", headers=headers)

print(response.content)

In the above example, we have converted a GET request curl command to Python Requests. We have created a "headers" dictionary to pass the required headers. We have then used the "requests.request" method to send the GET request, passing the method type, URL, and headers. The response content is then printed using the "content" attribute.

Using Python Requests library is an easy way to send HTTP requests in Python. It provides a curl-like interface to send requests and get responses from web APIs. Converting curl commands to Python Requests is also easy and can be done in a few steps.

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