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  You trigger a massive data center automation workflow using Python. The script begins provisioning new tenants, configuring bridge domains, and binding Endpoint Groups (EPGs). Halfway through the orchestration process, the script crashes, throwing an HTTP 403 Forbidden error. The cause is not a permissions issue. Your Cisco ACI API token expired mid-execution. When building resilient infrastructure-as-code pipelines, handling API session state is critical. The Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) enforces strict token lifetimes. If your Python scripts rely on static, fire-and-forget authentication, long-running orchestration tasks will inevitably fail. This guide details how to build a self-healing Python HTTP session that automatically handles Cisco APIC token refresh cycles, ensuring uninterrupted data center automation. The Architecture of APIC Session Expiration To engineer a proper fix, you must understand how the APIC REST API handles stateful authentic...