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Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Python Requests URL Encode Data

When sending data over the internet, it is important to encode it properly so that it can be transmitted safely without any data loss or corruption. In Python, we can use the Requests library to make HTTP requests and encode data using the urlencode() function.

Method 1: Using urlencode() Function

The urlencode() function takes a dictionary of key-value pairs and encodes them into a query string. Here is an example:


import requests
from urllib.parse import urlencode

data = {'name': 'John Doe', 'age': 30}
url = 'http://example.com/api'

encoded_data = urlencode(data)

response = requests.post(url, data=encoded_data.encode('utf-8'))

In this example, we are sending a POST request to the URL 'http://example.com/api' with the data dictionary containing the keys 'name' and 'age'. We first encode the data using urlencode() and then pass it to the data parameter of the post() method. We also need to encode the data string using utf-8 encoding before sending it over the network.

Method 2: Using Requests' built-in Encoding

Requests also provides a built-in encoding method for sending data as query parameters. Instead of using urlencode(), we can pass a dictionary directly to the params parameter of the request.


import requests

data = {'name': 'John Doe', 'age': 30}
url = 'http://example.com/api'

response = requests.get(url, params=data)

In this example, we are sending a GET request to the URL 'http://example.com/api' with the data dictionary containing the keys 'name' and 'age'. We pass the data dictionary to the params parameter of the get() method.

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