python requests local file

Python Requests Local File

Python Requests module is a popular Python library used for sending HTTP requests. It allows developers to send HTTP/1.1 requests extremely easily. With the help of Python Requests, we can easily interact with web services and APIs.

In this article, we will discuss how to read a local file using the Python Requests module.

Method 1: Using the requests.get() method

The first method is to use the requests.get() method to read a local file. This method sends a GET request to the specified URL and returns a response object. We can use this method to read a local file by specifying the file path as the URL.

import requests

file_path = 'path/to/local/file.txt'
response = requests.get(file_path)

if response.status_code == 200:
    print(response.content)
else:
    print('Failed to read file')

In the above code, we have imported the requests module and defined the file path. Then, we have used the requests.get() method to read the file and stored the response in the 'response' variable. We have checked the response status code to make sure that the file has been read successfully. If the status code is 200 (OK), we have printed the content of the response, which is the content of the local file.

Method 2: Using the open() method

The second method is to use the built-in open() method to read a local file and then pass its content to requests.post() or requests.put() method as data.

import requests

file_path = 'path/to/local/file.txt'

with open(file_path, 'rb') as f:
    response = requests.post('http://example.com/upload', data=f)

if response.status_code == 200:
    print('File uploaded successfully')
else:
    print('Failed to upload file')

In the above code, we have opened the local file in binary mode using the open() method and passed it to the requests.post() method as data. We have checked the response status code to make sure that the file has been uploaded successfully.

These are the two methods to read a local file using the Python Requests module. You can choose any method according to your requirements.