[Python] Why Does My Python POST Request Keep Timing Out?

I’m testing an API using Python's requests library but keep running into a Timeout error: "Request timed out", even though the same setup works fine in Postman.

import requests

url = "https://api.example.com/endpoint"
headers = {
"Key1": "value1",
"Key2": "value2",
"Cookie": "CSToken=the actual token"
}

try:
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload, timeout=10)
print(response.status_code)
print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
print("Request timed out")
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")


Questions:

1. Could there be additional settings or implicit headers in Postman I’m missing in Python?
2. What steps can I take to debug or resolve this issue?

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

What I Tried: I sent a POST request to the API using Python's requests library, including the Cookie header with the authentication token, as done in Postman.

What I Expected: I expected the API to return the same successful response it does in Postman.

What Actually Happened: The request timed out, raising a Timeout exception in Python, even though it works without issues in Postman.

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