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What is the difference between URL and API?

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: May 7, 2024

URLs handle locating web assets, while APIs handle application integration. Both serve important, yet distinct roles in modern web technologies.

Sending POST Data with HTTPX in Python

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 5, 2024

HTTPX is a popular Python library for making HTTP requests. This guide explains how to properly structure and send POST data with HTTPX.

Building Asynchronous APIs with aiohttp and Queue

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Mar 3, 2024

Asynchronous programming with aiohttp and queues in Python enables efficient web development and API creation.

异步HTTP客户端/服务器框架aiohttp入门指南

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Mar 3, 2024

aiohttp is a powerful Python asynchronous network programming framework for building high-performance asynchronous IO applications.

Is Urllib part of Python?

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 20, 2024

Python's urllib module is a basic tool for fetching data from URLs, but many prefer the more advanced Requests module for HTTP requests.

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