POST JSON with python and reading response

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I am trying to make a post request in python and I believe I am doing everything correct. However it is not returning any response. I can't seem to figure out if there is anything wrong with my request. It seems like there may be something wrong with the service if I am not getting any response back. Is there anything inherently wrong with what I've written here?

import json
import urllib2

data = {'first_name': 'John','last_name': 'Smith','email': '[email protected]','phone': '215-555-1212'}

req = urllib2.Request('https://someurl.io/')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')

response = urllib2.urlopen(req, json.dumps(data))
print response.read()
print response.headers

Not really a direct answer to your question, but using urllib2 is a pain. Try requests. I think you'll like it. It's generally a much simpler API. Eliminates a lot of boiler plate. Even has a nice post method. — jpmc26
– jpmc26, Commented Feb 19, 2015 at 0:20

Daniel Timberlake · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-19 00:55:49Z

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Honestly, unless you love urllib2, I suggest using requests. Here's the same data code in requests:

import requests
import json

payload = {'first_name': 'John','last_name': 'Smith','email': '[email protected]','phone': '215-555-1212'}
url = 'https://someurl.io/'

r = requests.post(url, json=json.dumps(payload))

print r.content
print r.headers

answered Feb 19, 2015 at 0:55

Daniel Timberlake

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