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Why Your Python Requests Timeout May Not Be Timing Out As Expected

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 3, 2024

When using the requests library in Python, you can specify a timeout value to prevent your code from hanging indefinitely if a request gets stuck.

Handling Errors Gracefully When URLs Fail in Python Requests

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 3, 2024

Python Requests module provides built-in error handling for HTTP requests. Common errors include ConnectionError, Timeout, HTTPError, and RequestException. Handling errors gracefully ensures resilient applications.

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