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Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Python Requests Post Without Waiting for Response

Have you ever needed to make a POST request in Python but didn't want to wait for the response? Maybe you're sending data to a server and don't care about the response, or maybe you're just testing something and want to send a bunch of requests quickly. Whatever the reason, there are a few ways to make a POST request without waiting for the response.

Using the <code>timeout</code> Parameter

One way to make a POST request without waiting for the response is to use the <code>timeout</code> parameter of the <code>requests.post()</code> method. This parameter specifies the number of seconds to wait for a response before timing out. By setting this parameter to 0, we can make a request and immediately move on without waiting for a response:


import requests

data = {'key': 'value'}
requests.post('https://example.com', data=data, timeout=0)

In this example, we're sending a POST request to 'https://example.com' with some data and a timeout of 0 seconds. This means that the request will be sent, but the program will not wait for a response before moving on to the next line of code.

Using the <code>asyncio</code> Module

Another way to make a POST request without waiting for the response is to use the <code>asyncio</code> module. This module allows us to write asynchronous code that can handle many requests at once without blocking the main thread. Here's an example:


import asyncio
import aiohttp

async def send_request():
    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
        data = {'key': 'value'}
        await session.post('https://example.com', data=data)

loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
loop.run_until_complete(send_request())

In this example, we're using the <code>asyncio</code> module to define an asynchronous function that sends a POST request using the <code>aiohttp</code> library. We then use the <code>asyncio.get_event_loop()</code> function to get the event loop and run our function using <code>loop.run_until_complete()</code>. This allows us to send many requests at once without waiting for a response before moving on to the next request.

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