PythonRequests 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)
Run Example »x = requests.get('https://w3schools.com/python/demopage.htm')
print(x.text)
Definition and Usage
Therequests module allows you to send HTTP requests using Python.
The HTTP request returns aResponse 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
