rscli/rscli/httputils.py

import requests


def req(args, location, data=None):
    kwargs = {}
    if data is not None:
        kwargs["json"] = data
    r = requests.post(
        args.endpoint + location, auth=tuple(args.auth.split(":", 2)), **kwargs
    )
    r.raise_for_status()
    # TODO: handle r.status_code != 200
    return r