From 94ba43a3d1a9f34eae1dab3e98374307503e804f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: daywalker90 <8257956+daywalker90@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2026 17:19:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] sauron: use urllib instead of requests

requests was constantly hanging and when a timeout is used it very often hit that timeout but still gave a 200 OK response
---
 sauron/pyproject.toml |   2 +-
 sauron/sauron.py      | 124 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 sauron/uv.lock        |  84 +++++++++++++++-------------
 3 files changed, 134 insertions(+), 76 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sauron/pyproject.toml b/sauron/pyproject.toml
index eda155d01..7304e53f2 100644
--- a/sauron/pyproject.toml
+++ b/sauron/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description = "A Bitcoin backend plugin relying on Esplora"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9.2"
 
-dependencies = ["pyln-client>=24.11", "requests[socks]>=2.23.0"]
+dependencies = ["pyln-client>=24.11"]
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
diff --git a/sauron/sauron.py b/sauron/sauron.py
index df90b6742..bc896c642 100755
--- a/sauron/sauron.py
+++ b/sauron/sauron.py
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@
 # requires-python = ">=3.9.2"
 # dependencies = [
 #   "pyln-client>=24.11",
-#   "requests[socks]>=2.23.0",
 # ]
 # ///
 
-import requests
 import sys
 import time
+import json
 
-from requests.packages.urllib3.util.retry import Retry
-from requests.adapters import HTTPAdapter
+import urllib
+import urllib.request
+import urllib.error
 from art import sauron_eye
 from pyln.client import Plugin
 
@@ -27,25 +27,71 @@ class SauronError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
-def fetch(url):
+def fetch(plugin, url):
     """Fetch this {url}, maybe through a pre-defined proxy."""
     # FIXME: Maybe try to be smart and renew circuit to broadcast different
     # transactions ? Hint: lightningd will agressively send us the same
     # transaction a certain amount of times.
-    session = requests.session()
-    session.proxies = plugin.sauron_socks_proxies
-    retry_strategy = Retry(
-        backoff_factor=1,
-        total=10,
-        status_forcelist=[429, 500, 502, 503, 504],
-        allowed_methods=["HEAD", "GET", "OPTIONS"],
-    )
-    adapter = HTTPAdapter(max_retries=retry_strategy)
-
-    session.mount("https://", adapter)
-    session.mount("http://", adapter)
-
-    return session.get(url)
+    max_retries = 10
+    backoff_factor = 1
+    status_forcelist = [429, 500, 502, 503, 504]
+    
+    class SimpleResponse:
+        def __init__(self, content, status_code, headers):
+            self.content = content
+            self.status_code = status_code
+            self.headers = headers
+            try:
+                self.text = content.decode('utf-8')
+            except:
+                self.text = str(content)
+        
+        def json(self):
+            return json.loads(self.text)
+    
+    for attempt in range(max_retries + 1):
+        try:
+            start = time.time()
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=10) as response:
+                elapsed = time.time() - start
+                plugin.log(f"Request took {elapsed:.3f}s", level="debug")
+                
+                data = response.read()
+                status = response.status
+                headers = dict(response.headers)
+                
+                return SimpleResponse(data, status, headers)
+        
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+            # HTTP error responses (4xx, 5xx)
+            plugin.log(f"HTTP {e.code} for {url}", level="debug")
+            data = e.read() if e.fp else b''
+            headers = dict(e.headers) if e.headers else {}
+            
+            # Retry on specific status codes
+            if e.code in status_forcelist and attempt < max_retries:
+                wait_time = backoff_factor * (2 ** attempt)
+                plugin.log(f"Retrying in {wait_time}s (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries})", level="debug")
+                time.sleep(wait_time)
+                continue
+            
+            # Return error response (don't raise)
+            return SimpleResponse(data, e.code, headers)
+        
+        except (urllib.error.URLError, OSError, ConnectionError) as e:
+            # Network errors (DNS, connection refused, timeout, etc.)
+            if attempt < max_retries:
+                wait_time = backoff_factor * (2 ** attempt)
+                plugin.log(f"Network error, retrying in {wait_time}s (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries}): {e}", level="debug")
+                time.sleep(wait_time)
+                continue
+            else:
+                plugin.log(f"Failed after {max_retries} retries: {e}", level="error")
+                raise
+        
+        except Exception as e:
+            plugin.log(f"Failed: {e}", level="error")
+            raise
 
 
 @plugin.init()
@@ -80,7 +126,7 @@ def getchaininfo(plugin, **kwargs):
         "00000008819873e925422c1ff0f99f7cc9bbb232af63a077a480a3633bee1ef6": "signet",
     }
 
-    genesis_req = fetch(blockhash_url)
+    genesis_req = fetch(plugin, blockhash_url)
     if not genesis_req.status_code == 200:
         raise SauronError(
             "Endpoint at {} returned {} ({}) when trying to "
@@ -89,7 +135,7 @@ def getchaininfo(plugin, **kwargs):
             )
         )
 
-    blockcount_req = fetch(blockcount_url)
+    blockcount_req = fetch(plugin, blockcount_url)
     if not blockcount_req.status_code == 200:
         raise SauronError(
             "Endpoint at {} returned {} ({}) when trying to " "get blockcount.".format(
@@ -113,7 +159,7 @@ def getchaininfo(plugin, **kwargs):
 @plugin.method("getrawblockbyheight")
 def getrawblock(plugin, height, **kwargs):
     blockhash_url = "{}/block-height/{}".format(plugin.api_endpoint, height)
-    blockhash_req = fetch(blockhash_url)
+    blockhash_req = fetch(plugin, blockhash_url)
     if blockhash_req.status_code != 200:
         return {
             "blockhash": None,
@@ -122,7 +168,7 @@ def getrawblock(plugin, height, **kwargs):
 
     block_url = "{}/block/{}/raw".format(plugin.api_endpoint, blockhash_req.text)
     while True:
-        block_req = fetch(block_url)
+        block_req = fetch(plugin, block_url)
         if block_req.status_code != 200:
             return {
                 "blockhash": None,
@@ -147,35 +193,41 @@ def getrawblock(plugin, height, **kwargs):
 
 
 @plugin.method("sendrawtransaction")
-def sendrawtx(plugin, tx, **kwargs):
+def sendrawtx(plugin, tx, **kwargs):    
     sendtx_url = "{}/tx".format(plugin.api_endpoint)
 
-    sendtx_req = requests.post(sendtx_url, data=tx)
-    if sendtx_req.status_code != 200:
+    try:
+        req = urllib.request.Request(
+            sendtx_url, 
+            data=tx.encode() if isinstance(tx, str) else tx,
+            method='POST'
+        )
+        
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=10) as _response:
+            return {
+                "success": True,
+                "errmsg": "",
+            }
+        
+    except Exception as e:
         return {
             "success": False,
-            "errmsg": sendtx_req.text,
+            "errmsg": str(e),
         }
 
-    return {
-        "success": True,
-        "errmsg": "",
-    }
-
-
 @plugin.method("getutxout")
 def getutxout(plugin, txid, vout, **kwargs):
     gettx_url = "{}/tx/{}".format(plugin.api_endpoint, txid)
     status_url = "{}/tx/{}/outspend/{}".format(plugin.api_endpoint, txid, vout)
 
-    gettx_req = fetch(gettx_url)
+    gettx_req = fetch(plugin, gettx_url)
     if not gettx_req.status_code == 200:
         raise SauronError(
             "Endpoint at {} returned {} ({}) when trying to " "get transaction.".format(
                 gettx_url, gettx_req.status_code, gettx_req.text
             )
         )
-    status_req = fetch(status_url)
+    status_req = fetch(plugin, status_url)
     if not status_req.status_code == 200:
         raise SauronError(
             "Endpoint at {} returned {} ({}) when trying to " "get utxo status.".format(
@@ -200,7 +252,7 @@ def getutxout(plugin, txid, vout, **kwargs):
 def estimatefees(plugin, **kwargs):
     feerate_url = "{}/fee-estimates".format(plugin.api_endpoint)
 
-    feerate_req = fetch(feerate_url)
+    feerate_req = fetch(plugin, feerate_url)
     assert feerate_req.status_code == 200
     feerates = feerate_req.json()
     if plugin.sauron_network in ["test", "signet"]:
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index 21c840403..9e68cbee5 100644
--- a/sauron/uv.lock
+++ b/sauron/uv.lock
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From 4e5b5504d0a9738c8f2c4e402412389966a65791 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: daywalker90 <8257956+daywalker90@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2026 17:21:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] sauron: format using ruff

---
 sauron/sauron.py                              | 55 ++++++++++---------
 sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_bitcoin.py   |  4 +-
 sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_signet.py    |  8 ++-
 sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_testnet.py   |  7 ++-
 sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_tor_proxy.py |  1 +
 .../tests/test_sauron_mempoolspace_signet.py  |  3 +
 6 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sauron/sauron.py b/sauron/sauron.py
index bc896c642..ac5debc74 100755
--- a/sauron/sauron.py
+++ b/sauron/sauron.py
@@ -35,60 +35,66 @@ def fetch(plugin, url):
     max_retries = 10
     backoff_factor = 1
     status_forcelist = [429, 500, 502, 503, 504]
-    
+
     class SimpleResponse:
         def __init__(self, content, status_code, headers):
             self.content = content
             self.status_code = status_code
             self.headers = headers
             try:
-                self.text = content.decode('utf-8')
+                self.text = content.decode("utf-8")
             except:
                 self.text = str(content)
-        
+
         def json(self):
             return json.loads(self.text)
-    
+
     for attempt in range(max_retries + 1):
         try:
             start = time.time()
             with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=10) as response:
                 elapsed = time.time() - start
                 plugin.log(f"Request took {elapsed:.3f}s", level="debug")
-                
+
                 data = response.read()
                 status = response.status
                 headers = dict(response.headers)
-                
+
                 return SimpleResponse(data, status, headers)
-        
+
         except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
             # HTTP error responses (4xx, 5xx)
             plugin.log(f"HTTP {e.code} for {url}", level="debug")
-            data = e.read() if e.fp else b''
+            data = e.read() if e.fp else b""
             headers = dict(e.headers) if e.headers else {}
-            
+
             # Retry on specific status codes
             if e.code in status_forcelist and attempt < max_retries:
-                wait_time = backoff_factor * (2 ** attempt)
-                plugin.log(f"Retrying in {wait_time}s (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries})", level="debug")
+                wait_time = backoff_factor * (2**attempt)
+                plugin.log(
+                    f"Retrying in {wait_time}s (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries})",
+                    level="debug",
+                )
                 time.sleep(wait_time)
                 continue
-            
+
             # Return error response (don't raise)
             return SimpleResponse(data, e.code, headers)
-        
+
         except (urllib.error.URLError, OSError, ConnectionError) as e:
             # Network errors (DNS, connection refused, timeout, etc.)
             if attempt < max_retries:
-                wait_time = backoff_factor * (2 ** attempt)
-                plugin.log(f"Network error, retrying in {wait_time}s (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries}): {e}", level="debug")
+                wait_time = backoff_factor * (2**attempt)
+                plugin.log(
+                    f"Network error, retrying in {wait_time}s (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries}): {e}",
+                    level="debug",
+                )
                 time.sleep(wait_time)
                 continue
             else:
                 plugin.log(f"Failed after {max_retries} retries: {e}", level="error")
                 raise
-        
+
         except Exception as e:
             plugin.log(f"Failed: {e}", level="error")
             raise
@@ -138,7 +144,7 @@ def getchaininfo(plugin, **kwargs):
     blockcount_req = fetch(plugin, blockcount_url)
     if not blockcount_req.status_code == 200:
         raise SauronError(
-            "Endpoint at {} returned {} ({}) when trying to " "get blockcount.".format(
+            "Endpoint at {} returned {} ({}) when trying to get blockcount.".format(
                 blockcount_url, blockcount_req.status_code, blockcount_req.text
             )
         )
@@ -193,28 +199,27 @@ def getrawblock(plugin, height, **kwargs):
 
 
 @plugin.method("sendrawtransaction")
-def sendrawtx(plugin, tx, **kwargs):    
+def sendrawtx(plugin, tx, **kwargs):
     sendtx_url = "{}/tx".format(plugin.api_endpoint)
 
     try:
         req = urllib.request.Request(
-            sendtx_url, 
-            data=tx.encode() if isinstance(tx, str) else tx,
-            method='POST'
+            sendtx_url, data=tx.encode() if isinstance(tx, str) else tx, method="POST"
         )
-        
+
         with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=10) as _response:
             return {
                 "success": True,
                 "errmsg": "",
             }
-        
+
     except Exception as e:
         return {
             "success": False,
             "errmsg": str(e),
         }
 
+
 @plugin.method("getutxout")
 def getutxout(plugin, txid, vout, **kwargs):
     gettx_url = "{}/tx/{}".format(plugin.api_endpoint, txid)
@@ -223,14 +228,14 @@ def getutxout(plugin, txid, vout, **kwargs):
     gettx_req = fetch(plugin, gettx_url)
     if not gettx_req.status_code == 200:
         raise SauronError(
-            "Endpoint at {} returned {} ({}) when trying to " "get transaction.".format(
+            "Endpoint at {} returned {} ({}) when trying to get transaction.".format(
                 gettx_url, gettx_req.status_code, gettx_req.text
             )
         )
     status_req = fetch(plugin, status_url)
     if not status_req.status_code == 200:
         raise SauronError(
-            "Endpoint at {} returned {} ({}) when trying to " "get utxo status.".format(
+            "Endpoint at {} returned {} ({}) when trying to get utxo status.".format(
                 status_url, status_req.status_code, status_req.text
             )
         )
diff --git a/sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_bitcoin.py b/sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_bitcoin.py
index 5b8137b2e..2f8b8f1da 100644
--- a/sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_bitcoin.py
+++ b/sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_bitcoin.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 pyln.testing.fixtures.network_daemons["bitcoin"] = utils.BitcoinD
 
+
 class LightningNode(utils.LightningNode):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pyln.testing.utils.TEST_NETWORK = "bitcoin"
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ def test_esplora_bitcoin_getrawblockbyheight(node_factory):
     }
     assert response == expected_response
 
+
 @pytest.mark.skip(reason="testing_theory")
 def test_esplora_bitcoin_sendrawtransaction_invalid(node_factory):
     """
@@ -141,8 +143,6 @@ def test_esplora_bitcoin_estimatefees(node_factory):
     # }
     response = ln_node.rpc.call("estimatefees")
 
-   
-
     expected_response_keys = [
         "opening",
         "mutual_close",
diff --git a/sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_signet.py b/sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_signet.py
index 6c7ab5e16..e49b7787a 100644
--- a/sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_signet.py
+++ b/sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_signet.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 pyln.testing.fixtures.network_daemons["signet"] = utils.BitcoinD
 
+
 class LightningNode(utils.LightningNode):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pyln.testing.utils.TEST_NETWORK = "signet"
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ def test_esplora_signet_getrawblockbyheight(node_factory):
     }
     assert response == expected_response
 
+
 @pytest.mark.skip(reason="testing_theory")
 def test_esplora_signet_sendrawtransaction_invalid(node_factory):
     """
@@ -82,13 +84,15 @@ def test_esplora_signet_sendrawtransaction_invalid(node_factory):
     ln_node = node_factory.get_node()
 
     expected_error_substring = "RPC error"
-    
+
     response = ln_node.rpc.call(
         "sendrawtransaction",
         {"tx": "invalid-raw-tx"},
     )
 
-    assert expected_error_substring in response.get("errmsg", ""), "Expected 'RPC error' in errmsg field"
+    assert expected_error_substring in response.get("errmsg", ""), (
+        "Expected 'RPC error' in errmsg field"
+    )
     assert response.get("success") is False, "Expected success to be False"
 
 
diff --git a/sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_testnet.py b/sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_testnet.py
index 2aab29a04..a7425fe2e 100644
--- a/sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_testnet.py
+++ b/sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_testnet.py
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 
 import os
 import pyln
+import pytest
 from pyln.testing import utils
 from pyln.testing.fixtures import *  # noqa: F403
 from util import LightningD
 
 pyln.testing.fixtures.network_daemons["testnet"] = utils.BitcoinD
 
+
 class LightningNode(utils.LightningNode):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pyln.testing.utils.TEST_NETWORK = "testnet"
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ def test_esplora_testnet_getrawblockbyheight(node_factory):
     }
     assert response == expected_response
 
+
 @pytest.mark.skip(reason="testing_theory")
 def test_esplora_testnet_sendrawtransaction_invalid(node_factory):
     """
@@ -87,7 +90,9 @@ def test_esplora_testnet_sendrawtransaction_invalid(node_factory):
         {"tx": "invalid-raw-tx"},
     )
 
-    assert expected_error_substring in response.get("errmsg", ""), "Expected 'RPC error' in errmsg field"
+    assert expected_error_substring in response.get("errmsg", ""), (
+        "Expected 'RPC error' in errmsg field"
+    )
     assert response.get("success") is False, "Expected success to be False"
 
 
diff --git a/sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_tor_proxy.py b/sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_tor_proxy.py
index ffdf95a48..e138ccbd2 100644
--- a/sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_tor_proxy.py
+++ b/sauron/tests/test_sauron_esplora_tor_proxy.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 pyln.testing.fixtures.network_daemons["bitcoin"] = utils.BitcoinD
 
+
 class LightningNode(utils.LightningNode):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pyln.testing.utils.TEST_NETWORK = "bitcoin"
diff --git a/sauron/tests/test_sauron_mempoolspace_signet.py b/sauron/tests/test_sauron_mempoolspace_signet.py
index 8502b874f..d3ad10ce6 100644
--- a/sauron/tests/test_sauron_mempoolspace_signet.py
+++ b/sauron/tests/test_sauron_mempoolspace_signet.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 pyln.testing.fixtures.network_daemons["signet"] = utils.BitcoinD
 
+
 class LightningNode(utils.LightningNode):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pyln.testing.utils.TEST_NETWORK = "signet"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
     def set_feerates(self, feerates, wait_for_effect=True):
         return None
 
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def node_cls(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setenv("TEST_NETWORK", "signet")
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ def test_mempoolspace_signet_getrawblockbyheight(node_factory):
     }
     assert response == expected_response
 
+
 @pytest.mark.skip(reason="testing_theory")
 def test_mempoolspace_signet_sendrawtransaction_invalid(node_factory):
     """

From be4d4ecddd7a46cbd0fcc663106bbdd444e223f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: daywalker90 <8257956+daywalker90@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2026 19:21:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] delete_me: debug network stuff

---
 sauron/conftest.py | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 sauron/sauron.py   | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 sauron/conftest.py

diff --git a/sauron/conftest.py b/sauron/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd32fbfb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sauron/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import socket
+import pytest
+
+# Store original getaddrinfo
+_original_getaddrinfo = socket.getaddrinfo
+
+
+def getaddrinfo_ipv4_only(host, port, family=0, type=0, proto=0, flags=0):
+    """Force IPv4 only by filtering out IPv6 addresses"""
+    results = _original_getaddrinfo(host, port, socket.AF_INET, type, proto, flags)
+    if results:
+        ip = results[0][4][0]
+        print(f"Connecting to {host} via IPv4: {ip}")
+    return results
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
+def force_ipv4():
+    """Force all network connections to use IPv4"""
+    socket.getaddrinfo = getaddrinfo_ipv4_only
+    yield
+    socket.getaddrinfo = _original_getaddrinfo
diff --git a/sauron/sauron.py b/sauron/sauron.py
index ac5debc74..5a59520e9 100755
--- a/sauron/sauron.py
+++ b/sauron/sauron.py
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@
 import sys
 import time
 import json
+import socket
 
 import urllib
 import urllib.request
 import urllib.error
+from contextlib import contextmanager
 from art import sauron_eye
 from pyln.client import Plugin
 
@@ -26,6 +28,18 @@
 class SauronError(Exception):
     pass
 
+original_getaddrinfo = socket.getaddrinfo
+
+def ipv4_only_getaddrinfo(host, port, family=0, type=0, proto=0, flags=0):
+    return original_getaddrinfo(host, port, socket.AF_INET, type, proto, flags)
+
+@contextmanager
+def force_ipv4():
+    socket.getaddrinfo = ipv4_only_getaddrinfo
+    try:
+        yield
+    finally:
+        socket.getaddrinfo = original_getaddrinfo
 
 def fetch(plugin, url):
     """Fetch this {url}, maybe through a pre-defined proxy."""
@@ -52,15 +66,23 @@ def json(self):
     for attempt in range(max_retries + 1):
         try:
             start = time.time()
-            with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=10) as response:
-                elapsed = time.time() - start
-                plugin.log(f"Request took {elapsed:.3f}s", level="debug")
-
-                data = response.read()
-                status = response.status
-                headers = dict(response.headers)
-
-                return SimpleResponse(data, status, headers)
+            with force_ipv4():
+                plugin.log(f"Opening URL: {url}")
+                # Resolve the host manually to see what address it's using
+                host = urllib.parse.urlparse(url).hostname
+                port = urllib.parse.urlparse(url).port or 443
+                addr_info = socket.getaddrinfo(host, port)
+                for family, type, proto, canonname, sockaddr in addr_info[:3]:  # Show first few
+                    plugin.log(f"Resolved {host}:{port} -> {sockaddr[0]} (family: {'IPv4' if family == socket.AF_INET else 'IPv6' if family == socket.AF_INET6 else family})")
+                with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=3) as response:
+                    elapsed = time.time() - start
+                    plugin.log(f"Request took {elapsed:.3f}s", level="debug")
+
+                    data = response.read()
+                    status = response.status
+                    headers = dict(response.headers)
+
+                    return SimpleResponse(data, status, headers)
 
         except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
             # HTTP error responses (4xx, 5xx)