Python session 6
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This document provides an agenda for a Python session on the urllib2 module. It defines urllib2 as a Python module used for fetching URLs and explains that urllib2 can accept Request objects to set headers, while urllib only accepts URLs. Examples are given of using urllib2 for GET and POST methods by passing URLs with and without additional data.
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Python session 6
- 2. AGENDA Urllib2 Module. Urllib2 functions and handling methods.
- 3. What is Urllib2? urllib2 is a Python module that can be used for fetching URLs. It defines functions and classes to help with URL actions
- 4. What is the difference between urllib and urllib2? urllib2 can accept a Request object to set the headers for a URL request urllib accepts only a URL. urllib provides the urlencode method which is used for the generation of GET query strings, urllib2 doesn't have such a function.
- 5. Example
- 7. Download files with Urllib2
- 8. Get and Post Method The request function under the urllib2 class accepts both url and parameter. When you don't include the data (and only pass the url), the request being made is actually a GET request. When you do include the data, the request being made is a POST request, where the url will be your post url, and the parameter will be http post content.
- 9. Get Method
- 10. Post Method
- 12. THANK YOU