#urllib – How to urlencode a querystring in Python? Python 2

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urllib – How to urlencode a querystring in Python? Python 2

What youre looking for is urllib.quote_plus:

safe_string = urllib.quote_plus(string_of_characters_like_these:$#@=?%^Q^$) #Value: string_of_characters_like_these%3A%24%23%40%3D%3F%25%5EQ%5E%24

Python 3

In Python 3, the urllib package has been broken into smaller components. Youll use urllib.parse.quote_plus (note the parse child module)

import urllib.parse safe_string = urllib.parse.quote_plus(...)

You need to pass your parameters into urlencode() as either a mapping (dict), or a sequence of 2-tuples, like:

>>> import urllib >>> f = { eventName : myEvent, eventDescription : cool event} >>> urllib.urlencode(f) eventName=myEvent&eventDescription=cool+event

Python 3 or above

Use: