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Python Requests Library: Making Authenticated POST Requests

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 3, 2024

The Python Requests library provides a simple way to make HTTP requests in Python, including POST requests with Basic HTTP Authentication for authenticated API requests.

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