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Programming, Python

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Where’s my JSON data in my incoming Django request?

I’m trying to process incoming JSON/Ajax requests with Django/Python. request.is_ajax() is True on the request, but I have no idea where the payload ...

June 3, 2022
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http, Programming

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Do I need a content-type header for HTTP GET requests?

As far as I understood there are two places where to set the content type: The client sets a content type for the ...

June 2, 2022
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json, Programming

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What are the differences between application/json and application/x-www-form-urlencoded?

What is the difference between request.ContentType = "application/json; charset=utf-8"; and request.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"; 3 Answers 3

May 27, 2022
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Difference between application/x-javascript and text/javascript content types

What is the difference between these headers? Content-Type: application/javascript Content-Type: application/x-javascript Content-Type: text/javascript Which one is best and why? Please do not say ...

May 20, 2022
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Jquery – How to make $.post() use contentType=application/json?

I’ve noticed that when using $.post() in jquery that the default contentType is application/x-www-form-urlencoded – when my asp.net mvc code needs to have ...

May 13, 2022
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What are all the possible values for HTTP “Content-Type” header?

I have to validate the Content-Type header value before passing it to an HTTP request. Is there a specific list for all the ...

May 11, 2022
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Setting mime type for excel document

MS Excel has the following observed MIME types: application/vnd.ms-excel (official) application/msexcel application/x-msexcel application/x-ms-excel application/x-excel application/x-dos_ms_excel application/xls application/x-xls application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet (xlsx) Is there any one ...

May 8, 2022
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What MIME type should I use for CSV?

I’ve seen application/csv used and also text/csv. Is there a difference? Does it matter which as long as the request matches something that’s ...

May 1, 2022
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HTML Input=”file” Accept Attribute File Type (CSV)

I have a file upload object on my page: <input type="file" ID="fileSelect" /> with the following excel files on my desktop: file1.xlsx file1.xls ...

April 29, 2022
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How do you set the Content-Type header for an HttpClient request?

I’m trying to set the Content-Type header of an HttpClient object as required by an API I am calling. I tried setting the ...

April 16, 2022
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