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+import argparse
+import base64
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from urllib import error, request
+
+
+def parse_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Send an image classification request to the local server."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--url",
+        default="http://127.0.0.1:8000/v1/classify",
+        help="Classify endpoint URL.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--image",
+        default="cats_image.jpeg",
+        help="Image path to upload.",
+    )
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def main():
+    args = parse_args()
+    image_path = Path(args.image)
+    if not image_path.exists():
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"image not found: {image_path}")
+
+    payload = {
+        "image": base64.b64encode(image_path.read_bytes()).decode("utf-8"),
+        "image_name": image_path.name,
+    }
+    data = json.dumps(payload).encode("utf-8")
+
+    req = request.Request(
+        args.url,
+        data=data,
+        headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+        method="POST",
+    )
+
+    try:
+        with request.urlopen(req) as resp:
+            body = resp.read().decode("utf-8")
+            print(f"status_code: {resp.status}")
+            print("response:")
+            print(body)
+    except error.HTTPError as exc:
+        body = exc.read().decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+        print(f"status_code: {exc.code}")
+        print("response:")
+        print(body)
+        raise
+    except error.URLError as exc:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"request failed: {exc}") from exc
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()