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python requests module authentication

Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Python Requests Module Authentication

If you want to make a request to an API or web service that requires authentication, you can use the Python Requests module to handle the authentication for you.

Basic Authentication

One common authentication method is Basic Authentication, where you provide a username and password in the request header. Here's an example:


import requests

response = requests.get('https://api.example.com/', auth=('username', 'password'))

print(response.json())

In this example, we use the get() method to make a request to the API endpoint. We also pass in a tuple containing the username and password in the auth parameter.

Token Authentication

Another authentication method is Token Authentication, where you provide an API token instead of a username and password. Here's an example:


import requests

headers = {'Authorization': 'Token API_TOKEN'}

response = requests.get('https://api.example.com/', headers=headers)

print(response.json())

In this example, we use the get() method to make a request to the API endpoint. We also pass in a dictionary containing the Authorization header with the token value.

Session-Based Authentication

Session-Based Authentication is useful when you need to make multiple requests to an API or web service that requires authentication. It allows you to persist authentication across multiple requests. Here's an example:


import requests

session = requests.Session()
session.auth = ('username', 'password')

response = session.get('https://api.example.com/endpoint1')
print(response.json())

response = session.get('https://api.example.com/endpoint2')
print(response.json())

In this example, we create a Session() object and set the authentication credentials. We then use the get() method to make multiple requests to different API endpoints. Because we are using a session, the authentication is persisted across all requests.

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