How to send multidimensional POST in Python

Question

I use requests.api lib to send post request. What I want is to send multidimensional POST data and I always come up short with this code:

import requests

url = 'http://someurl.com';

request_data = {}
request_data['someKey'] = 'someData'
request_data['someKeytwo'] = 'someData2'
request_data['requestData'] = {'someKey3': 'someData3'}

login = requests.post(url, data=login_data)

On the receiving end i get a POST with "requestData" => "someKey3" instead of "requestData" => ["someKey3" => 'someData3']

How do I send the correct POST?

There is no such thing as a "multidimensional POST"; requests are always linear. Are you trying to emulate how another specific language/library arranges a request? — Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams, Commented Nov 5, 2015 at 10:08
answered my own question. languages like php contain $_POST data in multidimensional arrays and key=> value pairs. I wanted to receive something like $_POST['requestData']['someKey3'] and get "someData3". — drakonli
– drakonli, Commented Nov 5, 2015 at 11:39

drakonli · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-05 11:36:55Z

3

The correct answer for my question is:

import requests

url = 'http://someurl.com';

request_data = {}
request_data['requestData[someKey3]'] = 'someData3'

login = requests.post(url, data=request_data)

answered Nov 5, 2015 at 11:36

drakonli

2,44425 silver badges32 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

Comments

Netwave · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-05 10:10:07Z

1

Simply use:

import json
login = requests.post(rul, data=json.dumps(login_data))

This way you receive a json on the the receiving side.

answered Nov 5, 2015 at 10:10

Netwave

43.2k6 gold badges69 silver badges110 bronze badges

1 Comment

drakonli Over a year ago

I don't need to send json. I need to send a POST key => value multidimensional data.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

How to send multidimensional POST in Python

2 Answers 2

Comments

1 Comment

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

2 Answers 2

Comments

1 Comment

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related