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Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Python Requests XHR

If you are working with web scraping or web automation, it is important to know how to send HTTP/HTTPS requests to a website. Python's Requests library is a great tool for this purpose. In this article, we will discuss how to use Python Requests to send XHR requests.

What is XHR?

XHR stands for "XMLHttpRequest". It is a technology used in web development to send and receive data between a web browser and a web server without reloading the webpage. AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is based on this technology.

How to send XHR requests using Python Requests?

Python Requests library has a method called "get" that allows you to send HTTP GET requests. However, if you want to send an XHR request, you need to use the "headers" parameter and set the "X-Requested-With" header to "XMLHttpRequest".


import requests

headers = {
    'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest'
}

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

print(response.text)

In the above code, we import the requests library and define headers with the "X-Requested-With" header set to "XMLHttpRequest". Then, we send a GET request to "https://example.com" with the headers parameter set.

You can also use the "post" method of Python Requests to send XHR requests with data. Here's an example:


import requests

headers = {
    'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest'
}

data = {
    'username': 'john',
    'password': 'doe'
}

response = requests.post('https://example.com/login', headers=headers, data=data)

print(response.text)

In the above code, we define headers with the "X-Requested-With" header set to "XMLHttpRequest" and data with the username and password. Then, we send a POST request to "https://example.com/login" with the headers and data parameters set.

Conclusion

In this article, we discussed how to use Python Requests to send XHR requests. We learned that XHR is a technology used in web development to send and receive data between a web browser and a web server without reloading the webpage. We also saw examples of how to send XHR requests using Python Requests library.

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