Random HTTP Request Generator Using httpx

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Code introduction


This function uses the httpx library to make a random HTTP request to a specified URL. It supports various HTTP methods such as GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc. The function accepts a URL as an argument, randomly selects an HTTP method to make the request, and returns the response.


Technology Stack : httpx, Python Standard Library

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate


                
                    
def fetch_random_url(url):
    import httpx
    import random

    # Select a random method from the httpx.Client methods
    methods = ['get', 'post', 'put', 'delete', 'patch', 'head', 'options', 'trace']
    method = random.choice(methods)

    # Create a new httpx.Client instance
    with httpx.Client() as client:
        # Perform the request using the selected method
        response = client.request(method, url)

    return response