Python: HTTP GET request

A short, tested Python example for http get request. Copy it and adjust the names and paths for your project.

Python

import requests

r = requests.get("https://api.example.com/items", params={"q": "zest"}, timeout=10)
r.raise_for_status()
data = r.json()

Install with pip install requests. The standard library alternative is urllib.request.

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