Python requests module get function

Question

I have written a small script in Python and executing it on Windows is fine. I got no errors. In Windows my Python version is 3.5.

I have tried to execute the same program on Ubuntu, Python 3.4 but, but I am getting the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "urlscript.py", line 356, in <module>
    postcheck[dc]()
  File "urlscript.py", line 17, in DC8Prod
    pmlogin(url,payload)
  File "urlscript.py", line 254, in pmlogin
    mainpage=requests.get(url,payload)
TypeError: get() takes 1 positional argument but 2 were given

Watch at get() function. You gave his 2 arguments, but he wants only one. — valex
– valex, Commented May 6, 2016 at 10:46
What version of requests is installed on Ubuntu, what version on Windows? If payload is a dictionary with query parameters, query=payload instead of a positional argument. — Martijn Pieters
– Martijn Pieters, Commented May 6, 2016 at 10:47
@MartijnPieters I am not sure of version but I pulled with pip3 — Raja G
– Raja G, Commented May 6, 2016 at 10:49
@Raja: pip3 freeze will show you the versions of all your packages installed. — Martijn Pieters
– Martijn Pieters, Commented May 6, 2016 at 10:52

Martijn Pieters · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-07 14:37:39Z

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Only url is really supported as a positional argument; for a GET request with query parameters, use params as the keyword argument:

mainpage = requests.get(url, params=payload)

See Passing Parameters In URLs.

A recent release of requests (2.7.0 or newer), made params an explicit argument to the requests.get() function, making it possible to use it as a positional parameter too. Your version on Ubuntu must be older than that.

edited Mar 7, 2020 at 14:37

answered May 6, 2016 at 10:49

Martijn Pieters

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