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Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Python Requests Library Post

If you are a Python developer, you might have heard of the Requests library. It is a powerful HTTP library that makes it easy to send HTTP/1.1 requests extremely easily. In this post, I will be discussing how to use the Requests library to make HTTP POST requests.

What is an HTTP POST request?

An HTTP POST request is a method of sending data to a server to create or update a resource. Unlike a GET request where the data is sent in the URL, with a POST request the data is sent in the body of the request.

How to use the Requests library to make an HTTP POST request?

To use the Requests library to make an HTTP POST request, you first need to import the library:


import requests

Next, you need to specify the URL that you want to send the POST request to:


url = 'https://example.com'

Now, you need to specify the data that you want to send in the body of the request. This can be done using a dictionary:


data = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}

Finally, you can send the POST request using the requests.post() method:


response = requests.post(url, data=data)

The response object contains the response that was received from the server. You can access the response status code using the status_code property:


print(response.status_code)

Using JSON data with Requests

If you want to send JSON data in the body of your POST request, you can do so using the json parameter:


import json

data = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}
json_data = json.dumps(data)

response = requests.post(url, json=json_data)

Using files with Requests

If you want to send files in the body of your POST request, you can do so using the files parameter:


files = {'file': open('file.txt', 'rb')}

response = requests.post(url, files=files)

Conclusion

The Requests library is a powerful tool that makes it easy to make HTTP requests in Python. In this post, we discussed how to use the library to make HTTP POST requests, and how to send data in different formats such as JSON and files.

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