Stories from the Web Crawling trenches in protected resources

Accessing URLs Requiring Authentication with Python's urllib

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 6, 2024

Python's urllib module provides a simple way to supply credentials and access protected resources. It handles basic auth automatically and can be used for accessing APIs, pulling reports, and scraping data from websites.

Accessing Protected Resources with urllib and Realm Authentication

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 8, 2024

Access protected web resources in Python using urllib and realm-based authentication with HTTPPasswordMgrWithDefaultRealm and HTTPBasicAuthHandler.

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