How do I authenticate requests using the Requests library?

How do I authenticate requests using the Requests library?

You can authenticate requests in the Requests library by using the auth parameter. For example, you can use HTTPBasicAuth for basic authentication.

Can you show me a code example for basic authentication?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

import requests
from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth

response = requests.get('https://api.example.com/data', auth=HTTPBasicAuth('username', 'password'))
print(response.json())

What if I need to use token-based authentication?

For token-based authentication, you typically include the token in the headers. Here's an example:

headers = {'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'}
response = requests.get('https://api.example.com/data', headers=headers)
print(response.json())

Are there any other authentication methods supported?

Yes, the Requests library supports various authentication methods, including OAuth1 and OAuth2. You can use libraries like requests-oauthlib for those.