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Add configurable User-Agent for web requests
Dec 20, 2025
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Merge branch 'main' into add-user-agent
warrior-hub Dec 20, 2025
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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions vulnerablecode/http.py
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import requests
from vulnerablecode.settings import VULNERABLECODE_USER_AGENT


def get(url, **kwargs):
headers = kwargs.pop("headers", {})
headers.setdefault("User-Agent", VULNERABLECODE_USER_AGENT)
return requests.get(url, headers=headers, **kwargs)
7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions vulnerablecode/settings.py
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"DEFAULT_TIMEOUT": env.int("VULNERABLECODE_REDIS_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT", default=3600),
}
}

import os

VULNERABLECODE_USER_AGENT = os.getenv(
"VULNERABLECODE_USER_AGENT",
"VulnerableCode"
)