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Keeping Sessions Active When Websites Log You Out in Python Requests

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 3, 2024

Many websites log users out after inactivity. Python requests library allows session persistence. Tips: set cookie jar, reuse session, implement keep-alive, extract and re-apply session cookie.

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