Quick Fix Trying to parse a site when web scraping or calling APIs with Python requests, but getting slapped with a 403 Forbidden error. Ouch! The basic code looks like this: And the server is like, “Nope, you’re not coming in” 🥸, showing a 403 Forbidden error. Turns out, servers can be picky. They might … Read more
When using Python’s requests library, encountering a 500 Internal Server Error indicates that the server has experienced an unexpected condition, preventing it from fulfilling the request. 🔧 Quick Fix: To solve a 500 error, start by examining the server-side logs for detailed error messages. If the server is within your control, review your server code … Read more
This article is based on a freelance job posted on Upwork to scrape data for all the gyms in the USA from MindBodyOnline.com or another similar site. I treated this as a learning project, and it was a good one, as I learned a lot! 🕷️ Web scraping, a technique used to extract data from … Read more
As a Python developer, you may often deal with making HTTP requests to interact with APIs or to retrieve information from web pages. By default, these requests can be slow and block your program’s execution, making your code less efficient. This is where Python’s async requests come to the rescue. Asynchronous HTTP requests allow your … Read more
To download a Zoom video in Python, first install the requests library using pip install requests. Then, use the requests.get() method to fetch the video content from the Zoom URL and save it to a file with .mp4 extension. Ensure you have the necessary permissions and note that some videos may require authentication or additional … Read more
Method 1: Speedtest-cli To measure your Internet speed with Python, you can use the Speedtest-cli method. This Python library provides a command-line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net. It performs a comprehensive test, providing download speed, upload speed, and latency data. First, install the speedtest-cli library using: pip install speedtest-cli The following example can … Read more
If you’re short on time, here’s the code for copy and paste: 👇 Let’s dive into the whole article, keep reading to learn and improve your skills (and enjoy the beautiful spider 🕷️🕸️ images I hand-picked for you)! 👇 💡 Quick overview: I’ll show you the three most Pythonic ways to download a PDF from … Read more
To create a new category in WordPress using Python, you can use the WordPress REST API. Here’s a basic function that checks if a category already exists and creates it if it doesn’t: In this code, replace ‘http://your-site-url’, ‘your-username’, and ‘your-application-password’ with your WordPress site URL, your WordPress username, and the application password you generated. … Read more
When uploading a blog post on a WordPress blog in Python using /wp-json/wp/v2/posts, how do I set the category? You can set the category for a post using the WordPress REST API by specifying the ‘categories’ field in your request body. This field should be a list of category IDs. Here’s a simple Python example … Read more
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, known as EDGAR, serves as a rich source of information. This comprehensive database houses financial reports and statements that companies are legally required to disclose, such as a quarterly report filed by institutional investment managers. However, when attempting to extract data from … Read more
I host multiple websites such as Many of them use caching services to speed up the loading time for visitors worldwide. Consequently, when I do change a website, the change does often not appear immediately on the site (because the stale cached site is served up). The Project To ensure that my website is up-to-date, … Read more
Syntax requests.get(url, args) You can replace args with one or more of the following arguments, comma-separated: Parameter Description url Required The URL of the request params Optional Send data using a URL query string. Dictionary, list of tuples, or bytes. allow_redirects Optional By default, True: allowing redirects. If False, the code prevents redirection to another … Read more