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The TCP Handshake Tax: How requests.Session() Saves 50% Overhead

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Category: Web Scraping

Diagram showing the steps of a TCP handshake and how a Python requests Session object can optimize the process by reusing connections, illustrating a reduction in network overhead.

Understanding the TCP Handshake: A Hidden Performance Bottleneck

Every time your application initiates a connection to a web server – whether for web scraping, botting, or an API call – it incurs a small but significant cost known as the TCP handshake. This three-way handshake (SYN, SYN-ACK, ACK) is essential for establishing a reliable connection, but it's also a source of latency and resource consumption. Think of it as a mandatory

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