["python","python-requests"]
Python Requests and persistent sessions

I am using the requests module. I have figured out how to submit data to a login form on a website and retrieve the session key, but I can't see an obvious way to use this session key in subsequent requests. Can someone fill in the ellipsis in the code below or suggest another approach? >>> import requests >>> login_data = {'formPosted': '1', 'login_email': 'me@example.com', 'password': 'pw'} >>> r = requests.post('https://localhost/login.py', login_data) >>> >>> r.text 'You are being redirected <a href="profilePage?_ck=1349394964">here</a>' >>> r.cookies {'session_id_myapp': '127-0-0-1-825ff22a-6ed1-453b-aebc-5d3cf2987065'} >>> >>> r2 = requests.get('https://localhost/profile_data.json', ...)
You can easily create a persistent session using: s = requests.Session() After that, continue with your requests as you would: s.post('https://localhost/login.py', login_data) # logged in! cookies saved for future requests. r2 = s.get('https://localhost/profile_data.json', ...) # cookies sent automatically! # do whatever, s will keep your cookies intact :) For more about Sessions: https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/advanced/#session-objects