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The Python Requests library is a powerful tool for sending HTTP/HTTPS requests, commonly used for web API interactions, data downloads, and form submissions. It requires separate installation and provides methods for GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE requests, along with handling responses, headers, query parameters, timeouts, and exceptions. Key features include easy syntax for making requests and accessing response data such as status codes and JSON content.

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Requests

The Python Requests library is a powerful tool for sending HTTP/HTTPS requests, commonly used for web API interactions, data downloads, and form submissions. It requires separate installation and provides methods for GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE requests, along with handling responses, headers, query parameters, timeouts, and exceptions. Key features include easy syntax for making requests and accessing response data such as status codes and JSON content.

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Python Requests Library – Notes

The requests library in Python is a simple and powerful HTTP client used to send HTTP/HTTPS
requests. It is widely used for interacting with web APIs, downloading data, sending form data,
authentication, and automation of web tasks.

1. Installation

Concept:
Requests is not part of Python's standard library, so it must be installed separately.

Syntax:
pip install requests

Example Program:

import requests

print("Requests library installed successfully!")

2. Importing Requests

Concept:
Before using the library, it must be imported into your Python program.

Syntax:
import requests

import requests

response = [Link]("[Link]
print(response.status_code)

3. Sending GET Request

Concept:
A GET request retrieves data from a server.

Syntax:
[Link](url)

import requests

url = "[Link]
response = [Link](url)

print(response.status_code)
print([Link])
4. Sending POST Request

Concept:
POST requests send data to a server (commonly used in forms or APIs).

Syntax:
[Link](url, data=data_dictionary)

import requests

url = "[Link]
data = {"username": "admin", "password": "1234"}

response = [Link](url, data=data)

print([Link]())

5. Sending PUT Request

Concept:
PUT updates an existing resource on the server.

Syntax:
[Link](url, data=data_dictionary)

import requests

url = "[Link]
data = {"name": "Bhuvan"}

response = [Link](url, data=data)

print([Link])

6. Sending DELETE Request

Concept:
DELETE removes a resource from the server.

Syntax:
[Link](url)

import requests

url = "[Link]

response = [Link](url)

print(response.status_code)
7. Response Object

Concept:
The response returned from a request contains useful information.

Common Attributes:
response.status_code -> HTTP status code
[Link] -> response content as text
[Link]() -> response in JSON format
[Link] -> server headers

import requests

response = [Link]("[Link]

print(response.status_code)
print([Link])
print([Link]())

8. Sending Headers

Concept:
Headers provide additional information to the server such as user-agent or authorization.

Syntax:
[Link](url, headers=headers_dictionary)

import requests

url = "[Link]

headers = {
"User-Agent": "MyPythonApp"
}

response = [Link](url, headers=headers)

print([Link])

9. Query Parameters

Concept:
Query parameters are used to pass data in the URL.

Syntax:
[Link](url, params=parameters_dictionary)

import requests
url = "[Link]

params = {
"name": "Bhuvan",
"age": 20
}

response = [Link](url, params=params)

print([Link])
print([Link]())

10. Timeout Handling

Concept:
Timeout prevents the program from waiting forever for a server response.

Syntax:
[Link](url, timeout=seconds)

import requests

try:
response = [Link]("[Link] timeout=2)
print([Link])
except [Link]:
print("Request timed out!")

11. Exception Handling

Concept:
Requests provides several exception classes to handle errors safely.

Common Exceptions:
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]

import requests

try:
response = [Link]("[Link]
except [Link] as e:
print("Error:", e)

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