cURL to Python Converter

What is cURL to Python?

cURL to Python parses a curl command's method, URL, headers and body, and generates equivalent Python code using the requests library — useful when porting a curl example from API documentation into a Python script.

How to use cURL to Python

1. Paste a curl command into the Input box.
2. Click Convert.
3. Copy the generated Python code.

Features

• Uses the requests library — Python's de facto HTTP standard.
• Supports method, headers, body and HTTP Basic auth.
• Never runs the request itself.
• 100% client-side — your command never leaves your browser.

Example

This curl command:

curl -X POST 'https://api.example.com/users' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"name":"Ada"}'

becomes:

import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://api.example.com/users',
    headers={
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    data='{"name":"Ada"}'
)

print(response.status_code)
print(response.text)

Tips for Python developers

• Install the library first with pip install requests — it isn't part of the Python standard library.
• If the body is JSON, prefer passing a dict to json= instead of a string to data= — requests will serialize it and set the Content-Type header for you.
• requests.post(...) does not raise an exception for a 4xx or 5xx response — call response.raise_for_status() if you want failed requests to throw.
• Use response.json() instead of response.text when the response body is JSON, and pass timeout=10 to avoid a request hanging indefinitely.

Is cURL to Python Converter safe?

Yes. Parsing your curl command and generating the Python requests code both happen locally in your browser — the command you paste, including any headers or tokens it contains, is never uploaded to our servers, and nothing is installed or executed until you run the generated script yourself.

Frequently Asked Questions

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