Python API Automation | A Minimal Guide to PUT Requests

🔄 Core Function of PUT Requests

Full Update! Replaces the entire resource data, suitable formodifying the entire data scenarios:

• Overall update of user information
• Configuration parameter overwrite reset
• Complete replacement of document content

🚀 Python Code Template

import requests  

# Target resource address (with ID)  
url ="https://api.example.com/users/456"  

# Construct full data  
payload = {  
    "name":"小蓝书",  
    "age":3,  
    "role":"博主"  
}  

# Request headers (including authentication)  
headers ={"Authorization":"Token xxx"}  

# Send PUT request  
response = requests.put(url, json=payload, headers=headers)  

# Assertion verification  
assert response.status_code ==200  
assert response.json()["role"]=="博主"  
print("✅ Data full update successful!")  

⚠️ Three Key Points to Note

1️⃣ Idempotency: Repeated submission of the same data yields consistent results2️⃣ Required Fields: Must provide complete resource data (PATCH only sends modified fields)3️⃣ Permission Verification: Sensitive operations require enhanced Token/permission verification

💡 Classic Use Cases

• E-commerce: Modify all attributes of a product
• Blog: Rewrite the complete content of an article
• System: Global configuration overwrite update