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Python Requests delete() Method

Python Requests delete() Method sends a requests to DELETE the specified resources (file, record etc.).

Syntax:

requests.delete(url, args)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
url	It is Required. The request of the url
params	It is Optional. A dictionary, to send as a query string. Default value is None
allow_redirects	It is Optional. To redirection of a Boolean(Default value is True)
auth	It is Optional. to enable a certain HTTP authentication of a tuple. Default value is None
cert	It is Optional. It specifying a cert file or key of a string or a tuple. Default value is None
cookies	It is Optional. To send to the specified url of a directionary of cookies. Default value is None
headers	It is Optional. to send to the specified url of a dictionary of HTTP headers. Default value is None
proxies	It is Optional. The proxy url of the protocol. Default value is None
stream	It is Optional and indicates a Boolean. Default False
timeout	It is Optional. A tuple or a number, indicating how many seconds to wait for the client to make a connection
verify	It is Optional. A string or a Boolean indication to verify the servers TLS certificate or not. Default value is True

Here is an example of Python Requests delete() Method:


import requests
y = requests.delete('https://phptpoint.com/python/demopage.php')
print(y.text)

Output:
One record deleted.

Example 2(parameters:allow_redirects)


import requests
url = 'https://phptpoint.com/python/demopage.php'
z = requests.delete(url, allow_redirects=False)
print(z.text)

Output:

<head><title>Document Moved</title></head>
<body>
<h1>Object Moved</h1>
This document may be found 
<a HREF="https://www.phptpoint.com/python/demopoage.php">here</a>
</body>

Example 3(parameters:auth)


import requests
url = 'https://phptpoint.com/python/demopage.php'
n = requests.delete(url, auth = ('user', 'pass'))
print(n.status_code)

Output:
200

Example 4(parameters:cert)


import requests
url = 'https://w3schools.com/python/demopage.htm'
x = requests.delete(url, cert='folder/myclient.cert')
print(x.status_code)

Output:
200

Example 5(parameters:cookies)


import requests
url = 'https://w3schools.com/python/demopage2.php'
x = requests.delete(url, cookies = {"favcolor": "Red"})
print(x.status_code)

Output:
200

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