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Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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Python Requests Module in Visual Studio

As a software developer, I have used Python for various projects. Python requests module is one of the most popular libraries that allows us to send HTTP/1.1 requests using Python.

Installing Python Requests Module in Visual Studio

To install the Python Requests module in Visual Studio, we need to open the terminal and type:


pip install requests

The above command will install the requests module in our project. We can then start using it by importing it in our Python code.

Sending HTTP Requests using Python Requests Module

The requests module provides various methods to send HTTP requests. Some of the commonly used methods are:

  • requests.get() - Sends a GET request to the specified URL
  • requests.post() - Sends a POST request to the specified URL
  • requests.put() - Sends a PUT request to the specified URL
  • requests.delete() - Sends a DELETE request to the specified URL

Let's see an example of sending a GET request using the requests module:


import requests

response = requests.get('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1')

print(response.text)

The above code will send a GET request to the specified URL and print the response text. We can use other response properties such as status code, headers, etc. to get more information about the response.

Handling HTTP Errors

The requests module also provides ways to handle HTTP errors. For example, if we send a request to a URL that does not exist, we will get a 404 error. We can handle this error using the following code:


import requests

response = requests.get('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/999')

if response.status_code == 404:
    print('Page not found')
else:
    print(response.text)

The above code will check if the status code of the response is 404 and print 'Page not found' if it is.

Conclusion

The Python requests module is a powerful tool for sending HTTP requests and handling responses. By installing it in our Visual Studio project and using its various methods, we can easily interact with web services and APIs.

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