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Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Python Requests Library HTTPS

The Python Requests library is an HTTP library that allows us to send HTTP/1.1 requests easily. It also allows us to send HTTPS requests with the same ease as HTTP requests. HTTPS is a secure version of HTTP where data is encrypted before it is sent over the internet.

To send an HTTPS request using the Requests library, we need to make sure that we have the SSL certificates installed on our system. We can install the certificates by following the instructions provided on the OpenSSL website.

Sending a Simple HTTPS Request

Here's how we can send a simple HTTPS request using the Requests library:


        import requests

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

In this example, we are sending a GET request to the "https://www.example.com" URL. The response from the server is stored in the "response" variable, and we are printing the content of the response.

Verifying SSL Certificates

By default, when we send an HTTPS request using the Requests library, it verifies the SSL certificate presented by the server. If the certificate cannot be verified, Requests will raise a "requests.exceptions.SSLError" exception.

If we want to disable SSL certificate verification, we can pass the "verify=False" parameter to the HTTP method:


        import requests

        response = requests.get('https://www.example.com', verify=False)

Sending Data with HTTPS Requests

We can send data with HTTPS requests using the "data" parameter. Here's an example:


        import requests

        payload = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}
        response = requests.post('https://httpbin.org/post', data=payload)

In this example, we are sending a POST request to the "https://httpbin.org/post" URL with a payload of two key-value pairs. The response from the server is stored in the "response" variable.

Sending JSON Data with HTTPS Requests

We can also send JSON data with HTTPS requests using the "json" parameter. Here's an example:


        import requests

        payload = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}
        response = requests.post('https://httpbin.org/post', json=payload)

In this example, we are sending a POST request to the "https://httpbin.org/post" URL with a JSON payload of two key-value pairs. The response from the server is stored in the "response" variable.

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