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Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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How to use Python Requests Library for POST Requests with SSL Verification Disabled

If you're working with the Python Requests library and need to make a POST request to a server with SSL verification disabled, you can easily do so by passing the verify=False parameter to the post() method.

Example Code:


import requests

url = 'https://example.com/api'
payload = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}

response = requests.post(url, data=payload, verify=False)

print(response.text)

In the above code, we first import the Requests library and define our URL and payload. Then we make a POST request to the URL with the payload data and pass verify=False to disable SSL verification.

If you need to disable SSL verification for a specific request only, you can also pass the verify=False parameter directly to the post() method:

Example Code:


import requests

url = 'https://example.com/api'
payload = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}

response = requests.post(url, data=payload, verify=False)

print(response.text)

The above code is identical to the first example, except we now pass verify=False directly to the post() method instead of as a parameter in the import statement.

Note that disabling SSL verification can be risky and should only be done if you trust the server you're connecting to. If possible, it's always best to use SSL verification to ensure secure communication.

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