Practice Authentication & Headers (2.4) - Chapter 12: Working with External Libraries and APIs

Practice: Authentication & Headers

Lesson 2.4Working with External Libraries and APIs

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6 sample questions

Question 1.
What is the purpose of HTTP headers?
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Think about what information could be needed by the server.
Question 2.
What does an API Key do?
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Consider the role of security in API requests.
3Question 3.
What is the purpose of the Authorization header?
- To specify the data type
- To provide authentication credentials
- To indicate response format
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Think about security and access control.
4Question 4.
True or False: Every HTTP request requires headers.
- True
- False
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Consider when you might need to send extra information.
Question 5.
Write a Python function that makes a secure API request with proper error handling, including timeouts and response checks.
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Be sure to incorporate handling both the response and timeout scenarios.
6Question 6.
Analyze the following code snippet for potential issues and explain how to improve it:
Python
response = requests.get('https://api.example.com/data') if response: print(response.json())
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Consider how you can validate the response more robustly.

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