Name
credentials
Synopsis
$ua
->credentials(netloc
,realm
,uname
,pass
)
Uses the given username and password for
authentication at the given network location and realm. This
method sets the parameters for either the WWW-Authenticate or
Proxy-Authenticate headers in a request. The get_basic_credentials
method is called
by request
to retrieve the
username and passwords, if they exist. The arguments are:
netloc
The network location (usually a URL string) to which the username and password apply.
realm
The name of the server-defined range of URLs that this data applies to.
uname
The username for authentication.
pass
The password for authentication. By default, the password will be transmitted with MIME base-64 encoding.
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