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Python port of proxy-www (https://github.com/justjavac/proxy-www). Implemented additional functionalities!
pip install proxy-www
from proxy_www import www, http, https, GET
async def some_func():
resp = await www.github.com # Basic proxy_www request
http_resp = await http.github.com # insecure proxy_www request using http
https_resp = await https.github.com # secure proxy_www request using http
secure_resp = await www.github.com.secure() # secure request with www.secure()
insecure_resp = await www.github.com.insecure() # insecure request with www.insecure()
req = www.github.com
print(req.is_secure) # boolean property indicating proxy_www request object is whether secure(https) or not (http).
path_resp = await www.github.com / 'Lapis0875' # ClassProxy objects (www, http, https) can append paths on url using '/' operator.
# New in 1.1.0 : HTTP methods with [], request parameters with ()
# Syntax : (www,http,https)[HTTPMethod or str](*args, **kwargs)
# Example :
get_req = await (https.api.koreanbots.dev / 'v1/bots/get/541645954256863252')[GET](
headers={"content-type": "application/json"}
)
print(await resp.json())
FAQs
Port library of proxy-www in npm (https://github.com/justjavac/proxy-www)
We found that proxy-www demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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