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fake-http-header

library0.3.5pypypi✓ verified 23d ago

fake-http-header is a Python package that generates random request fields for an HTTP header. The generated header fields emulate real internet browser behavior by mapping browsers to default values and user actions. This package is useful for scenarios such as web crawling or testing web applications.

http-networking testing

pip install fake-http-header

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fake-http-header

http-networkingpythonv0.3.5

Install

1.6s avg

Import

78ms

Disk

16MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v0.3.5 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.084s · 17.9MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 1.6s · import 0.072s · 18MB

16MB installed

● package 16MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

FakeHttpHeader

✓ from fake_http_header import FakeHttpHeader

Initializes `FakeHttpHeader` to generate a random header. It then demonstrates how to convert the generated header object into a dictionary format suitable for use with HTTP client libraries like `requests` via the `as_header_dict()` method.

from fake_http_header import FakeHttpHeader import requests import os # Generate a random HTTP header fake_header_generator = FakeHttpHeader() # Print the generated header object print("Generated FakeHttpHeader object:", fake_header_generator) # To use with libraries like 'requests', convert it to a dictionary headers_dict = fake_header_generator.as_header_dict() print("Header dictionary for requests:", headers_dict) # Example of using with requests (replace with a real URL if testing live) # This is just an example; it won't actually make a request without a URL # For testing, you might use a service like httpbin.org # try: # response = requests.get('https://httpbin.org/headers', headers=headers_dict) # response.raise_for_status() # Raise an exception for HTTP errors # print("Response from httpbin:", response.json()) # except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e: # print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

Debug

Known issues

gotchaThe `FakeHttpHeader` object itself is not a dictionary. To use the generated headers with HTTP client libraries (e.g., `requests`, `httpx`), you must call the `.as_header_dict()` method to get a dictionary representation.

fix

Call `fake_header_object.as_header_dict()` before passing to an HTTP client.

affects: All versions

gotchaThe library has not been updated since December 2021 (version 0.3.5). While its core functionality remains, the realism of generated User-Agents and other browser-specific headers might degrade over time as browsers and web standards evolve.

fix

Periodically verify the generated headers against current browser trends if maximum realism and avoidance of detection are critical. Consider alternative, more actively maintained header generation libraries if this becomes an issue.

affects: <=0.3.5

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'fake_http_header'

The 'fake-http-header' package is not installed in the current Python environment or there is a typo in the import statement.

fix

pip install fake-http-header

AttributeError: module 'fake_http_header' has no attribute 'FakeHttpHeader'

The 'FakeHttpHeader' class was not imported correctly; the module was imported, but the class itself was not explicitly imported from the module.

fix

from fake_http_header import FakeHttpHeader

TypeError: FakeHttpHeader.make() missing 1 required positional argument: 'self'

The 'make()' method is an instance method and was called directly on the 'FakeHttpHeader' class instead of on an instantiated object of that class.

fix

from fake_http_header import FakeHttpHeader
header_generator = FakeHttpHeader()
headers = header_generator.make()

AttributeError: 'FakeHttpHeader' object has no attribute 'generate'

An incorrect method name was used to generate the headers; the correct method for generating headers is 'make()'.

fix

header_generator = FakeHttpHeader()
headers = header_generator.make()

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Version history

0.3.5latest on PyPI · released Oct 15, 2024

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/MichaelTatarski/fake-http-header ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/fake-http-header/ ↗