1. import requests
  3. def make_request_with_timeout(url, timeout):
  4. """
  5. Makes an HTTP request to the given URL with a timeout.
  7. Args:
  8. url (str): The URL to request.
  9. timeout (int): The timeout in seconds.
  11. Returns:
  12. requests.Response: The response object if the request is successful,
  13. or None if an error occurs.
  14. """
  15. try:
  16. response = requests.get(url, timeout=timeout) # Send the request with timeout
  17. response.raise_for_status() # Raise HTTPError for bad responses (4xx or 5xx)
  18. return response
  19. except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
  20. print(f"Error making request to {url}: {e}") # Print the error message
  21. return None
  23. if __name__ == '__main__':
  24. # Example usage
  25. url = "https://www.example.com"
  26. timeout = 5
  28. response = make_request_with_timeout(url, timeout)
  30. if response:
  31. print("Request successful!")
  32. # Process the response
  33. print(response.status_code)
  34. else:
  35. print("Request failed.")

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