Open URL "silently" in python or similar

Question

Is there anyway to open a URL in Python without opening a tab in a browser?

I have a preconstructed URL which I would like to run when the computer is idle e.g. http://foo.com/bar

I've been able to use the start and webbrowser methods but these open a new tab in my browser.

F.Y.I. The URL returns a blank page with nothing more than the word OK which I don't need.

Could anyone suggest any other way like via a batch or any other program that could do this?

Answer 1

Use urllib (Python 2.x):

import urllib
urllib.urlopen('http://foo.com/bar')

(Python 3.x)

import urllib.request
urllib.request.urlopen('http://foo.com/bar')