they nerfed my swag

client/bs_shutdown.py

@@ -1,37 +1,28 @@
-from urllib import request
 import json
 import socket
 from datetime import datetime
 import subprocess
 import time
-
+import requests
 DEFAULT_SHUTDOWN = "21:00"
 
 LAST_VALUE = 0
 
 machine_name = socket.gethostname()
+
 url = "http://192.168.50.27:5000/lookup"
 payload = {
     "name": machine_name,
 }
 
 def get_data():
-    data = json.dumps(payload).encode("utf-8")
-
-    req = urllib.request.Request(
-        url,
-        headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
-        data=data,
-        method="POST"
-    )
-
     try:
-        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=10) as response:
+        response = requests.post(url, json=payload, timeout=10)
-            data = response.read()
+        response.raise_for_status()
-            json_data = json.loads(data)
+        json_data = response.json()
         print(json_data)
         return json_data
-    except:
+    except requests.RequestException:
         return None
 
 def to_seconds(t):