code: def rest_post(url, data, timeout, rethrow_exception=False):
      '''Call rest post method'''
      try:
          response = requests.post(url, headers={'Accept': 'application/json', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},\
                                   data=data, timeout=timeout)
          return response
      except Exception as e:
          if rethrow_exception is True:
              raise
          print('Get exception {0} when sending http post to url {1}'.format(str(e), url))
          return Nonf rest_post(url, data, timeout, rethrow_exception=False):
      '''Call rest post method'''
      try:
          response = requests.post(url, headers={'Accept': 'application/json', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},\
                                   data=data, timeout=timeout)
          return response
      except Exception as e:
          if rethrow_exception is True:
              raise
          print('Get exception {0} when sending http post to url {1}'.format(str(e), url))
          return None
docs: Call rest post method