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Quan Nguyen
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Quan Nguyen is a Python programmer and machine learning enthusiast. He is interested in solving decision-making problems under uncertainty. Quan has authored several books on Python programming and scientific computing. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in computer science at Washington University in St. Louis, researching Bayesian methods in machine learning.
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Good practices in making web requests

There are a few aspects of making concurrent web requests that require careful consideration and implementation. In this section, we will be going over those aspects and some of the best practices that you should use when developing your applications.

Consider the terms of service and data-collecting policies

Unauthorized data collection has been the topic of discussion in the technology world for the past few years, and it will continue to be for a long time – and for good reasons too. So, it is extremely important for developers who are making automated web requests in their applications to look for websites' policies on data collecting. You can find these policies in their terms of service or similar documents. When in doubt, it is generally a good rule of thumb to contact the website directly to ask for more details.

Error handling

Errors are something that no one can easily avoid in the field of programming, and this...

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Published in: Mar 2022Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781801814010

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Quan Nguyen

Quan Nguyen is a Python programmer and machine learning enthusiast. He is interested in solving decision-making problems under uncertainty. Quan has authored several books on Python programming and scientific computing. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in computer science at Washington University in St. Louis, researching Bayesian methods in machine learning.
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