Is it possible to add a delay right after a request.get()

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Yes, it is possible to add a delay right after making a request using the requests.get() function in Python. Adding a delay can be useful in situations where you want to control the rate at which you make requests to a web server, especially if you're scraping data or interacting with a web API that has rate-limiting policies.

You can introduce a delay using the time.sleep() function from the time module. Here's an example of how to add a delay of, let's say, 2 seconds after making a GET request:

import requests
import time

url = "https://example.com"
response = requests.get(url)

# Add a 2-second delay
time.sleep(2)

# Continue with your code after the delay

In this example, the time.sleep(2) line will pause the execution of your script for 2 seconds before moving on to the next line of code. You can adjust the delay duration by changing the argument to time.sleep() to suit your needs.

Keep in mind that while adding a delay can help you avoid overloading a server or violating rate limits, it will also make your script run slower. Balancing the delay duration is important to achieve the desired rate of request while ensuring your script remains efficient.

buran write Sep-07-2023, 10:13 AM:
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