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Python - using requests sends a message

I used Postman to send a raw request to the Jetstar site to get flight details. And I wanted to use a python script to do the same using the requests library, but I cannot get the correct answer back.

Here's what I did in Postman:

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And a simple script I used to send a post request:

import requests
files = {'file': open('PostContent.txt', 'rb')}
if __name__ == "__name__"):
    url = "http://www.jetstar.com/"
    r = requests.post(url, files = files)
    print(r.text)

When I run the python script, I always get the welcome page, not the flight information. I'm not sure what the error is?

Note. PostContent.txt contains form data in source when searching for flights.

I used the Chrome Dev Tool to capture a POST request when looking for a specific flight date. And this is the form data in the headers. enter image description here

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Try using a dictionary instead of FILE. The FILE is assumed to be intended to publish a FILE, not the FORM-ENCODED message that is likely expected on the site.



payload = {
   'DropDownListCurrency': 'SGD'
}
r = requests.post("http://httpbin.org/post", data=payload)
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You are using a key file

that is incorrect for this type of request. Also your sample code is not working! Just paste the working code here ...



import requests
import logging

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)

payload = {"__EVENTTARGET":"",
"__EVENTARGUMENT":"",
"__VIEWSTATE":"/wEPDwUBMGQYAQUeX19Db250cm9sc1JlcXVpcmVQb3N0QmFja0tleV9fFgEFJ01lbWJlckxvZ2luU2VhcmNoVmlldyRtZW1iZXJfUmVtZW1iZXJtZSDCMtVG/1lYc7dy4fVekQjBMvD5",
"pageToken":"",
"total_price":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$RadioButtonMarketStructure":"RoundTrip",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextBoxMarketOrigin1":"Nadi (NAN)",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextBoxMarketDestination1":"Melbourne (Tullamarine) (MEL)",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextboxDepartureDate1":"14/01/2015",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextboxDestinationDate1":"16/02/2015",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$DropDownListCurrency":"AUD",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextBoxMarketOrigin2":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextBoxMarketDestination2":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextboxDepartureDate2":"16/02/2015",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextboxDestinationDate2":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextBoxMarketOrigin3":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextBoxMarketDestination3":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextboxDepartureDate3":"27/12/2014",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextboxDestinationDate3":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextBoxMarketOrigin4":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextBoxMarketDestination4":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextboxDepartureDate4":"03/01/2015",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextboxDestinationDate4":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextBoxMarketOrigin5":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextBoxMarketDestination5":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextboxDepartureDate5":"10/01/2015",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextboxDestinationDate5":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextBoxMarketOrigin6":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextBoxMarketDestination6":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextboxDepartureDate6":"17/01/2015",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextboxDestinationDate6":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$DropDownListPassengerType_ADT":1,
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$DropDownListPassengerType_CHD":0,
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$DropDownListPassengerType_INFANT":0,
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$RadioButtonSearchBy":"SearchStandard",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextBoxMultiCityOrigin1":"Origin",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextBoxMultiCityDestination1":"Destination",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextboxDepartureMultiDate1":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextBoxMultiCityOrigin2":"Origin",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextBoxMultiCityDestination2":"Destination",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$TextboxDepartureMultiDate2":"",
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$DropDownListMultiPassengerType_ADT":1,
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$DropDownListMultiPassengerType_CHD":0,
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$DropDownListMultiPassengerType_INFANT":0,
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$numberTrips":2,
"ControlGroupSearchView$AvailabilitySearchInputSearchView$ButtonSubmit":""}

if __name__ == "__main__":
    url = "http://booknow.jetstar.com/Search.aspx"
    r = requests.post(url, data=payload)
    print(r.text)
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