python-aiohttpHow to use Gzip with Python Aiohttp?

Gzip is a popular compression algorithm used to reduce the size of files. Python Aiohttp provides a convenient way to use Gzip with its ClientSession class.

import aiohttp

async with aiohttp.ClientSession(headers={'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip'}) as session:
    async with session.get('http://example.com') as response:
        response_data = await response.read()

The above code will make a request to http://example.com with the Accept-Encoding header set to gzip. The response data will be compressed with Gzip and stored in the response_data variable.

Code explanation

1. import aiohttp - imports the aiohttp library
2. async with aiohttp.ClientSession(headers={'Accept-Encoding': 'gzip'}) as session - creates a ClientSession object with the Accept-Encoding header set to gzip
3. async with session.get('http://example.com') as response - makes a request to http://example.com
4. response_data = await response.read() - reads the response data and stores it in the response_data variable

Helpful links

• aiohttp Documentation
• Gzip Compression

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