dev.virtualearth GET request succeeds in browser but returns empty JSON string in a program

When in Python, use module like requests to make the REST API call. Here is an example that calls the Location API using a query:

import requests

x = requests.get('http://dev.virtualearth.net/REST/v1/Locations', params = { 
    "query": "1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052",
    "key": "<Your Bing Maps Key>",
    "o": "json"
})

print(x.json())

Be sure to add your Bing Maps key where is says <Your Bing Maps Key>