Stories from the Web Crawling trenches in special characters

Handling URL Encoding in Python Requests

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 3, 2024

When making HTTP requests in Python using the Requests module, special characters in URLs can cause errors. The solution is to manually URL encode the parameters using quote_plus or the params argument.

Encoding URLs with urllib quote

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 6, 2024

Python's urllib.parse.quote() function is essential for constructing URLs with special characters, ensuring proper processing on the server side.

Encoding URLs with Python's urllib

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 6, 2024

Python's urllib library provides a simple way to encode special characters and spaces in URLs using urlencode.

Properly Encode URLs in Python Requests with urllib

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 20, 2024

Properly encode URLs in Python using urllib to handle special characters, ensuring reliable transmission of HTTP requests.

What is Urlencode in Python?

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 20, 2024

Python's urllib module provides simple ways to handle URL encoding. Encoding URLs ensures special characters transmit safely through networks and servers.

What is URL encoding?

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 20, 2024

URL encoding allows URLs to contain special characters while still being valid links. It converts characters into a % symbol followed by two hexadecimal digits.

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