The url_validator library is a Python tool for validating and checking the accessibility of URLs. It provides a simple way to determine whether a given URL is valid and can be accessed via HTTP requests.
To use the url_validator library, follow these steps:
- Import the library in your Python script.
import url_validator- Use the
validatefunction to check a URL. The function returns a tuple with two boolean values:is_validandis_accessible.
url = "https://www.example.com"
is_valid, is_accessible = url_validator.validate(url)
if is_valid:
print("The URL is valid.")
if is_accessible:
print("The URL is accessible.")
else:
print("The URL is not accessible.")
else:
print("The URL is not valid.")Replace url with the URL you want to validate.
The url_validator library offers the following features:
- URL Validation: Check the format and structure of a URL to ensure it's properly formed.
- Accessibility Check: Verify if the URL is reachable and returns a valid HTTP response.
- User-Friendly Output: Provides clear feedback on the validity and accessibility of the URL.
- The
url_validatorlibrary relies on the requests library for making HTTP requests.