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Fixing the "Expecting Value" Error with Python Requests

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 3, 2024

When making API calls with the Python Requests library, you may occasionally see the error 'Expecting value', with a 400 status code. This usually means there was an issue with the request data being sent.

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