upload file to server not working in python

Question

I'd like to upload files to a server using python. That means in this case that when I write http://example.com/files/ in my browser I'd like to see de.txt there in the list of files. How should I change this script to be working? When I run it, python shell writes out nothing, only the >>>.

Thanks in advance!

import requests

url = 'http://example.com/files/'
user, password = 'ex', 'ample'

files = {'upload_file': open(r'C:\Users\example\Desktop\code\de.txt','rb')}

r = requests.post(url,  auth=(user, password), files=files)

possible duplicate of https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22567306/python-requests-file-upload — Amrit, Sep 12 '17 at 12:48

Anurag Misra · Answer 1 · 2017-09-13T05:10:36.557

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Writing a file across network

import requests
from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth

url = 'http://example.com/files/'
user, password = 'ex', 'ample'

files = {'file': ('de.txt', open('de.txt', 'rb'), 'multipart/form-data', {'Expires': '0'})}

r = requests.post(url,  auth=HTTPBasicAuth(user, password), files=files)

For reference use Python Request documentation

edited Sep 13 '17 at 05:10

answered Sep 12 '17 at 12:13

Anurag Misra

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ValueError: cannot encode objects that are not 2-tuples – Marci Sep 12 '17 at 13:02
there is something else which is causing this error. can you share your code – Anurag Misra Sep 12 '17 at 13:46
I think you are get error because of `auth=(user, password)` this syntax – Anurag Misra Sep 12 '17 at 13:49
import requests from StringIO import StringIO buffer = StringIO() url = 'http://example.com/files/' user, password = 'ex', 'ample' buffer.write(open(r'C:\Users\example\Desktop\code\de.txt','rb').read()) r = requests.post(url, auth=(user, password), files=buffer.getvalue()) – Marci Sep 12 '17 at 13:49
@Marci it's same code that I have give you in answer.? – Anurag Misra Sep 12 '17 at 13:50
@Marci for more information read [Request Auth](http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/user/authentication/) – Anurag Misra Sep 12 '17 at 13:53
thank you, but are you sure thatauth=(user, password) causes the error? The request.get handles that perfectly – Marci Sep 12 '17 at 13:57
yes, because I text `buffer.getvalue()` part is working perfectly fine – Anurag Misra Sep 12 '17 at 13:59
tried with auth=HTTPBasicAuth('user', 'pass') but didn't work either, do you have an idea how i could make sure using 2-tuples? – Marci Sep 12 '17 at 14:02
read this [Python request](http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/user/quickstart/) – Anurag Misra Sep 13 '17 at 04:57

upload file to server not working in python

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