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Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Python Requests HTTPS

Python Requests is a popular library used for making HTTP requests in Python. HTTPS is a secure version of HTTP, where the communication between the client and the server is encrypted. In this post, we’ll see how to use Python Requests library to make HTTPS requests.

Prerequisites

  • Python should be installed on your system.
  • You need to have the Python Requests library installed. If it’s not already installed, then you can install it using the following command:

    pip install requests

Making HTTPS Requests using Python Requests

Making HTTPS requests using Python Requests is very simple. You just need to use the HTTPS protocol instead of HTTP in your URL.


    import requests
    
    response = requests.get('https://www.example.com')
    
    print(response.content)

The above code will make a GET request to https://www.example.com and print the response content on the console.

If you want to send parameters with your HTTPS request, you can do it using the params parameter:


    import requests
    
    payload = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}
    
    response = requests.get('https://www.example.com', params=payload)
    
    print(response.content)

The above code will send the ‘key1’ and ‘key2’ parameters along with the HTTPS GET request.

If you want to send data in the body of your HTTPS request, you can use the data parameter:


    import requests
    
    payload = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}
    
    response = requests.post('https://www.example.com', data=payload)
    
    print(response.content)

The above code will send the ‘key1’ and ‘key2’ parameters in the body of the HTTPS POST request.

If you want to send JSON data in the body of your HTTPS request, you can use the json parameter:


    import requests
    
    payload = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}
    
    response = requests.post('https://www.example.com', json=payload)
    
    print(response.content)

The above code will send the ‘key1’ and ‘key2’ parameters in the body of the HTTPS POST request as JSON data.

Conclusion

Making HTTPS requests using Python Requests is very simple. You just need to use the HTTPS protocol instead of HTTP in your URL. You can send parameters and data using the params, data, and json parameters respectively.

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