Python Equivalent of a CURL Command

Question

I am looking for a way to do this with a Python script:

curl -X POST -d '{"username": "user","password": "password","scopes": ["download"]}' https://api.fakedomain.com/v2.0/oauth/token

When I execute this from a linux command line, it outputs a client access token. I am trying to make this work through a Python script. I have tried the following:

import requests

url = 'https://api.fakedomain.com/v2.0/oauth/token'
creds = {"username": "<user>",
     "password": "<password>",
     "scopes": ["download"]}
r = requests.post(url, data=creds)
print(r.text)

The script completes with exit code 0, but I can't find the access token anywhere. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 08 '20 at 22:03

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Have you tried the json keyword instead of data?

My requests code looks like this:

import requests
url = 'https://fake-website.com/token'
data = {'key': 'val'}
requests.post(url, json=data)

edited Feb 08 '20 at 22:03

petezurich

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answered Feb 08 '20 at 22:02

Stuart Anderson

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You nailed it! That worked, thank you so much! I have to wait a few minutes to award it to you. You're too fast! – GED125 Feb 08 '20 at 22:04

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 08 '20 at 22:06

For conversions of CURL commands to Python code you also can use this web app.

It generates:

import requests
data = '{"username": "user","password": "password","scopes": ["download"]}'
response = requests.post('https://api.fakedomain.com/v2.0/oauth/token', data=data)

Python Equivalent of a CURL Command

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