def head(url, **kwargs):
kwargs.setdefault('<STR_LIT>', False)<EOL>return request('<STR_LIT>', url, **kwargs)<EOL>
Sends a HEAD request.

    :param url: URL for the new :class:`Request` object.
    :param \*\*kwargs: Optional arguments that ``request`` takes.
    :return: :class:`Response <Response>` object
    :rtype: requests.Response