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How to Build an Error Code Enum in Python
Define an API error code enum with descriptions and build structured error payloads for HTTP responses.
from enum import Enum
class APIErrorCode(Enum):
SUCCESS = 0
BAD_REQUEST = 400
UNAUTHORIZED = 401
FORBIDDEN = 403
NOT_FOUND = 404
CONFLICT = 409
INTERNAL_ERROR = 500
def describe_error(code):
descriptions = {
APIErrorCode.SUCCESS: "Request completed successfully",
APIE…Map Exception Type to HTTP Status Code in Python
Maps Python exception types to appropriate HTTP status codes using a dictionary lookup for consistent API error handling.
EXCEPTION_STATUS_MAP = {
ValueError: 400,
KeyError: 400,
TypeError: 400,
PermissionError: 403,
FileNotFoundError: 404,
AttributeError: 404,
TimeoutError: 408,
NotImplementedError: 501,
ConnectionError: 503,
}
def status_code_for(exception_type):
try:
return EXCEPTION_S…How to Check Website Status Codes in Python
This script checks the HTTP status codes of multiple URLs concurrently using a thread pool and prints the results.
import requests
from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
URLS = [
"https://www.google.com",
"https://www.python.org",
"https://www.nonexistent-site-12345.com",
"https://www.github.com",
]
def check_status(url):
try:
response = requests.get(url, timeout=5)
return url, resp…Return Proper HTTP Status Codes Table in Python
Mock HTTP status code table with proper numeric and textual representations, including formatted status lines and a filtered table view.
# Mock HTTP status code table with proper numeric and textual representations
codes = {
200: "OK",
201: "Created",
204: "No Content",
301: "Moved Permanently",
302: "Found",
304: "Not Modified",
400: "Bad Request",
401: "Unauthorized",
403: "Forbidden",
404: "Not Found",
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