Day04.md

Day 04: Introduction to HTTP Requests

Introduction

HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the foundation of any data exchange on the Web. The requests library in Python allows you to send HTTP requests easily and handle the responses.

Key Concepts

Installing the Requests Library:

You can install the requests library using pip:

pip install requests

Making a GET Request:

Use requests.get() to send a GET request to a specified URL.

Handling Responses:

Check the status code of the response. Access the response content.

Making a GET Request:

import requests

response = requests.get('https://api.example.com/data')
print(response.status_code)
print(response.text)

Handling Responses:

if response.status_code == 200:
    data = response.json()  # Assuming the response is JSON
    print(data)
else:
    print("Failed to retrieve data")

Challenges

Challenge 1: Basic GET Request

Write a script to send a GET request to a public API (e.g., No as a Service, JSONPlaceholder) and print the response.

Challenge 2: Status Code Check

Modify the script to check the status code and print a success or failure message.

Challenge 3: Response Headers

Print the response headers of the GET request.