Network Programming Python - HTTP Requests Last Updated : 12 Nov, 2020 Comments Improve Suggest changes 1 Likes Like Report HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol, which works on the client-server machine. In most cases, the web browser acts as the client, and the computer which hosts the website acts as a server. Python provides the requests module to play with HTTP requests. The requests module plays a major role in HTTP requests, apart from simple request and the response it can handle different types of HTTP communications like authentication, compression, decompression, chunked request, etc. Installing Requests Module Before installing the module make sure your Python environment is up-to-date. After that install the pip and use the python package manager to install the request module. pip install requests Request methods The request module provides various request methods that are used to perform actions on the resources provided by the given Request-URI. MethodsDescriptiondelete(url, args)used to DELETE all the contents represented by the current target source of the specified URL.get(url, params, args)used to GET information from the server of a specified URL, it only retrieves data and does not affect other resources.head(url, args) it is the same as GET used transfers status line and header of the specified URL.patch(url, data, args)used to send a PATCH request to the URL.post(url, data, json, args)Used to POST data to the server specified by the URL.put(url, data, args)used to replace all the uploaded contents represented by the current target source of the specified URL. request(method, url, args)Used to REQUEST a specified method of the URL Below is a simple example for python HTTP Requests : Python3 # Import library import requests as req # Requesting from server r = req.get('https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/',) # Getting the response code print(r) # Printing some lines of the request data print(r.text[0:1000]) Output: Create Quiz Comment J jeeteshgavande30 Follow 1 Improve J jeeteshgavande30 Follow 1 Improve Article Tags : Technical Scripter Python Programming Language Technical Scripter 2020 Explore Python FundamentalsPython Introduction 2 min read Input and Output in Python 4 min read Python Variables 4 min read Python Operators 4 min read Python Keywords 2 min read Python Data Types 8 min read Conditional Statements in Python 3 min read Loops in Python - For, While and Nested Loops 5 min read Python Functions 5 min read Recursion in Python 4 min read Python Lambda Functions 5 min read Python Data StructuresPython String 5 min read Python Lists 4 min read Python Tuples 4 min read Python Dictionary 3 min read Python Sets 6 min read Python Arrays 7 min read List Comprehension in Python 4 min read Advanced PythonPython OOP Concepts 11 min read Python Exception Handling 5 min read File Handling in Python 4 min read Python Database Tutorial 4 min read Python MongoDB Tutorial 3 min read Python MySQL 9 min read Python Packages 10 min read Python Modules 3 min read Python DSA Libraries 15 min read List of Python GUI Library and Packages 3 min read Data Science with PythonNumPy Tutorial - Python Library 3 min read Pandas Tutorial 4 min read Matplotlib Tutorial 5 min read Python Seaborn Tutorial 3 min read StatsModel Library - Tutorial 3 min read Learning Model Building in Scikit-learn 6 min read TensorFlow Tutorial 2 min read PyTorch Tutorial 6 min read Web Development with PythonFlask Tutorial 8 min read Django Tutorial | Learn Django Framework 7 min read Django ORM - Inserting, Updating & Deleting Data 4 min read Templating With Jinja2 in Flask 6 min read Django Templates 5 min read Build a REST API using Flask - Python 3 min read Building a Simple API with Django REST Framework 3 min read Python PracticePython Quiz 1 min read Python Coding Practice 1 min read Python Interview Questions and Answers 15+ min read Like