How to convert a CURL into a Python request?

Question

I am trying to make a request following the IBM Tone Analyzer API instructions, and according to the docs this is what it'll look like.

curl -X POST -u "apikey:{apikey}" --header "Content-Type: application/json" --data-binary @tone.json "https://gateway.watsonplatform.net/tone-analyzer/api/v3/tone?version=2017-09-21"

I converted that to a python request() and I have this:

response = requests.post(url=analyzer_url, header=header, data=data)

the problem is that I have no clue what -u "apikey:{apikey}"'s equivalent is on the request() parameters.

Could anyone help me?

first result of the search for "python requests authentication". — Bakuriu
– Bakuriu, Commented Feb 16, 2019 at 17:23
Possible duplicate of how to use python to execute a curl command — Jim Todd
– Jim Todd, Commented Feb 16, 2019 at 17:23
Maybe a duplicate but What is the cleanest way to do HTTP POST with basic auth in Python shows you how to add the apikey:{apikey} to your request (which is the username/password for the request). — T Heath
– T Heath, Commented Feb 16, 2019 at 17:26
@Bakuriu Your comment helped the most. Thanks. But I didn't know to look for authentication, I didn't even know it was called that. — lokilindo
– lokilindo, Commented Feb 17, 2019 at 0:29
@JimTodd Please read the context of my question... it is not a duplicate. — lokilindo
– lokilindo, Commented Feb 17, 2019 at 0:31

lokilindo · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-17 00:33:26Z

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Well I did look at this question but I don't think they talk about the -u "apikey:{apikey}" which was the main source of my issue. (what I now know is Authentication).

I found my answer thanks to Bakuriu's reply (here) My final post request looked like this:

res = requests.post(
url, 
headers=headers, 
data=json.dumps(my_json).encode('utf-8'),

auth=("apikey", API_KEY)
)

(I wish the folks in the comment section had taken the time to read the context of my question rather than looking for a duplicate. @ Bakuriu your response helped me the most, but you just didn't submit an actual answer, so I had to answer my own question.)

edited Feb 17, 2019 at 0:33

answered Feb 17, 2019 at 0:26

lokilindo

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