Perl equivalent for Python's request module for REST APIs.

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi Monks,

Is there an equivalent of the "request" Python module in Perl? The only similar module I see is Rest:: Client, but it hasn't been updated since 2015.

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Re: Perl equivalent for Python's request module for REST APIs. by hippo (Bishop) on Sep 25, 2021 at 08:46 UTC
The only similar module I see is Rest:: Client, but it hasn't been updated since 2015. REST::Client is a module for making requests to REST API servers. It is stable and solid which is why it has not needed any recent updates. 🦛	[reply]
Re: Perl equivalent for Python's request module for REST APIs. by Fletch (Bishop) on Sep 24, 2021 at 23:40 UTC
Prossibly not exactly what you're looking for but the Mojolicious web framework comes with a pretty spiffy set of client functionality. Look at Mojo::UserAgent (and the mojo docs) and see if that might scratch your itch. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie.	[reply]
Re: Perl equivalent for Python's request module for REST APIs. by LanX (Saint) on Sep 25, 2021 at 01:30 UTC
> "request" Python module Not sure what you want. But after searching for "request" Python module, I'd say it's LWP. Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]
Re^2: Perl equivalent for Python's request module for REST APIs. by Anonymous Monk on Sep 25, 2021 at 20:40 UTC
... or HTTP::Tiny, which has been in core since 5.13.9. Of course, if you are using one of those `*nix` systems where the downstream packagers know better than p5p what ought to be in core, you may still not have it.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Perl equivalent for Python's request module for REST APIs. by hrcerq (Scribe) on Sep 27, 2021 at 00:33 UTC
Wow, thanks for mentioning that! I had never noticed it was in the core. return on_success() or die;	[reply]
Re^2: Perl equivalent for Python's request module for REST APIs. by hrcerq (Scribe) on Sep 25, 2021 at 17:38 UTC
I agree. Although the TIMTOWTDI principle applies here as in almost everything regarding Perl, I'd say most of the times you want to interact with the Web in Perl, you'd go with LWP. return on_success() or die;	[reply]

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