Other Stuffs from official doc """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/ .. note:: Turned out most of the content here is better of browsing the original documentation page. So rst files below are included in the ``exclude_patterns`` list in ``conf.py`` Requests is the only *Non-GMO* HTTP library for Python, safe for human consumption. **Warning:** Recreational use of other HTTP libraries may result in dangerous side-effects, including: security vulnerabilities, verbose code, reinventing the wheel, constantly reading documentation, depression, headaches, or even death. Behold, the power of Requests:: >>> r = requests.get('https://api.github.com/user', auth=('user', 'pass')) >>> r.status_code 200 >>> r.headers['content-type'] 'application/json; charset=utf8' >>> r.encoding 'utf-8' >>> r.text u'{"type":"User"...' >>> r.json() {u'private_gists': 419, u'total_private_repos': 77, ...} See `similar code, sans Requests `_. Requests allows you to send *organic, grass-fed* HTTP/1.1 requests, without the need for manual labor. There's no need to manually add query strings to your URLs, or to form-encode your POST data. Keep-alive and HTTP connection pooling are 100% automatic, powered by `urllib3 `_, which is embedded within Requests. ################### The Community Guide ################### This part of the documentation, which is mostly prose, details the Requests ecosystem and community. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :numbered: :caption: Contents :name: community official_doc.community.faq.rst official_doc.community.recommended.rst official_doc.community.out-there.rst official_doc.community.support.rst ############################# The API Documentation / Guide ############################# If you are looking for information on a specific function, class, or method, this part of the documentation is for you. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 :numbered: :caption: Contents :name: official_api official_doc.api.rst