HTTP Methods and Uses | Dataford Interview Questions

Name four HTTP request methods and explain what each is used for.

Implement the function below to return the standard purpose of each method. Input contains the four methods in any order and may use mixed casing. Return a dictionary keyed by uppercase method name.

Input: A list of four HTTP method strings.

Output: A dictionary mapping each method to its standard use.

Examples and the exact expected descriptions are provided below.

Constraints

methods contains exactly four strings
methods contains GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE exactly once, ignoring case
Each method string contains only alphabetic characters

Function Signature

def explain_http_methods(methods):

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