PCPP1 Networking And Restful Apis Practice Question
When using the 'requests' library to perform a GET request, which parameter should be passed to the 'params' argument to include query string parameters in the URL?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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A dictionary
The 'params' argument expects a dictionary of key-value pairs which the library automatically encodes and appends to the URL.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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A tuple of values
Why it's wrong here
Tuples are not the primary structure for query parameters.
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A single formatted string
Why it's wrong here
While possible in the URL, the 'params' argument specifically looks for a dictionary.
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A list of strings
Why it's wrong here
Requests expects a dictionary or bytes, not a list.
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A dictionary
Why this is correct
A dictionary represents the query parameters correctly.
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