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urllib3_secure_https_request_with_poolmanager.py

python

Demonstrate how to make a secure HTTPS request using urllib3 after

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urllib3_secure_https_request_with_poolmanager.py
1import urllib3
2
3# Note: The 'urllib3-secure-extra' is a meta-package that installs 
4# pyOpenSSL, cryptography, and idna to ensure modern TLS support.
5# No special import is required; urllib3 automatically uses them if present.
6
7def main():
8    # Create a PoolManager instance to handle connection pooling and handles SSL/TLS
9    http = urllib3.PoolManager()
10
11    # Make a GET request to a secure endpoint
12    try:
13        response = http.request('GET', 'https://httpbin.org/get')
14        
15        # Output the response status and data
16        print(f"Status Code: {response.status}")
17        print(f"Response Data: {response.data.decode('utf-8')}")
18    except urllib3.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
19        print(f"Request failed: {e}")
20
21if __name__ == "__main__":
22    main()