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python requests library close connection

Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Python Requests Library Close Connection

Python Requests Library is one of the most popular libraries used to make HTTP requests in Python. It allows users to easily send HTTP/1.1 requests, including GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, and more. However, sometimes we want to close the connection between the client and the server for various reasons. In this post, we will discuss how to close a connection between a client and a server using the Python Requests Library.

Using the Session Object

One way to close a connection between a client and a server is by using the Session object provided by the Requests library. When using the Session object, Requests will try to reuse the connection if possible, which can improve performance by reducing the overhead of establishing a new connection for each request.


import requests

# create a session object
session = requests.Session()

# make a GET request
response = session.get("https://www.example.com")

# close the connection
session.close()

In the example above, we create a Session object using the requests.Session() method. Then, we make a GET request to "https://www.example.com" using the session.get() method. Finally, we close the connection using the session.close() method.

Using Context Managers

Another way to close a connection between a client and a server is by using Python's Context Managers. Context Managers allow us to wrap a block of code with some setup and cleanup actions. In this case, we can use a Context Manager to automatically close the connection as soon as the block of code is executed.


import requests

# make a GET request
with requests.get("https://www.example.com") as response:
    # do something with the response
    print(response.text)

# the connection is automatically closed

In the example above, we use a Context Manager by wrapping the code block with the with statement. Inside the block, we make a GET request to "https://www.example.com" using the requests.get() method. As soon as the block of code is executed, the connection is automatically closed.

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