Python Requests Module
Example
Make a request to a web page, and print the response text:
import requests
x = requests.get('https://w3schools.com/python/demopage.htm')
print(x.text)
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Definition and Usage
The requests
module allows you to send HTTP
requests using Python.
The HTTP request returns a Response Object with all the response data (content, encoding, status, etc).
Download and Install the Requests Module
Navigate your command line to the location of PIP, and type the following:
C:\Users\Your Name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36-32\Scripts>pip install requests
Syntax
requests.methodname(params)
Methods
Method | Description |
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delete(url, args) | Sends a DELETE request to the specified url |
get(url, params, args) | Sends a GET request to the specified url |
head(url, args) | Sends a HEAD request to the specified url |
patch(url, data, args) | Sends a PATCH request to the specified url |
post(url, data, json, args) | Sends a POST request to the specified url |
put(url, data, args) | Sends a PUT request to the specified url |
request(method, url, args) | Sends a request of the specified method to the specified url |