how to use CURL commands in PYTHON

Question

I want to send this command in a python program. How can I do this? I do not need to print any response.

curl -k -X PUT 'http://10.210.12.158:10065/iot/put_bulb/true?id=4'

See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/89228/calling-an-external-command-in-python/92395#92395 — diciu, Mar 12 '19 at 04:19
For HTTP you can use the [requests](http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/) library. It's very versatile. — Klaus D., Mar 12 '19 at 04:28

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 12 '19 at 04:25

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Using os:

from os import system
system("curl -k -X PUT 'http://10.210.12.158:10065/iot/put_bulb/true?id=4'")

Using subprocess:

subprocess.Popen("curl -k -X PUT 'http://10.210.12.158:10065/iot/put_bulb/true?id=4'", shell=True)

edited Mar 12 '19 at 04:25

Netwave

answered Mar 12 '19 at 04:20

JacobIRR

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 12 '19 at 04:24

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You can use the shell module to run such commands neatly:

>>> from shell import shell
>>> curl = shell("curl -k -X PUT 'http://10.210.12.158:10065/iot/put_bulb/true?id=4'")
>>> curl.output()

Alternatively, I'd suggest using the requests module for making such http requests from Python.

answered Mar 12 '19 at 04:24

Nitin Labhishetty

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Python has 3 different modules that allow comnand execution built-in. Why an other external one? – Klaus D. Mar 12 '19 at 04:26

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