| :mod:`httplib` --- HTTP protocol client |
| ======================================= |
| |
| .. module:: httplib |
| :synopsis: HTTP and HTTPS protocol client (requires sockets). |
| |
| .. note:: |
| The :mod:`httplib` module has been renamed to :mod:`http.client` in Python |
| 3. The :term:`2to3` tool will automatically adapt imports when converting |
| your sources to Python 3. |
| |
| |
| .. index:: |
| pair: HTTP; protocol |
| single: HTTP; httplib (standard module) |
| |
| .. index:: module: urllib |
| |
| **Source code:** :source:`Lib/httplib.py` |
| |
| -------------- |
| |
| This module defines classes which implement the client side of the HTTP and |
| HTTPS protocols. It is normally not used directly --- the module :mod:`urllib` |
| uses it to handle URLs that use HTTP and HTTPS. |
| |
| .. note:: |
| |
| HTTPS support is only available if the :mod:`socket` module was compiled with |
| SSL support. |
| |
| .. note:: |
| |
| The public interface for this module changed substantially in Python 2.0. The |
| :class:`HTTP` class is retained only for backward compatibility with 1.5.2. It |
| should not be used in new code. Refer to the online docstrings for usage. |
| |
| The module provides the following classes: |
| |
| |
| .. class:: HTTPConnection(host[, port[, strict[, timeout[, source_address]]]]) |
| |
| An :class:`HTTPConnection` instance represents one transaction with an HTTP |
| server. It should be instantiated passing it a host and optional port |
| number. If no port number is passed, the port is extracted from the host |
| string if it has the form ``host:port``, else the default HTTP port (80) is |
| used. When True, the optional parameter *strict* (which defaults to a false |
| value) causes ``BadStatusLine`` to |
| be raised if the status line can't be parsed as a valid HTTP/1.0 or 1.1 |
| status line. If the optional *timeout* parameter is given, blocking |
| operations (like connection attempts) will timeout after that many seconds |
| (if it is not given, the global default timeout setting is used). |
| The optional *source_address* parameter may be a tuple of a (host, port) |
| to use as the source address the HTTP connection is made from. |
| |
| For example, the following calls all create instances that connect to the server |
| at the same host and port:: |
| |
| >>> h1 = httplib.HTTPConnection('www.cwi.nl') |
| >>> h2 = httplib.HTTPConnection('www.cwi.nl:80') |
| >>> h3 = httplib.HTTPConnection('www.cwi.nl', 80) |
| >>> h3 = httplib.HTTPConnection('www.cwi.nl', 80, timeout=10) |
| |
| .. versionadded:: 2.0 |
| |
| .. versionchanged:: 2.6 |
| *timeout* was added. |
| |
| .. versionchanged:: 2.7 |
| *source_address* was added. |
| |
| |
| .. class:: HTTPSConnection(host[, port[, key_file[, cert_file[, strict[, timeout[, source_address]]]]]]) |
| |
| A subclass of :class:`HTTPConnection` that uses SSL for communication with |
| secure servers. Default port is ``443``. *key_file* is the name of a PEM |
| formatted file that contains your private key. *cert_file* is a PEM formatted |
| certificate chain file. |
| |
| .. warning:: |
| This does not do any verification of the server's certificate. |
| |
| .. versionadded:: 2.0 |
| |
| .. versionchanged:: 2.6 |
| *timeout* was added. |
| |
| .. versionchanged:: 2.7 |
| *source_address* was added. |
| |
| |
| .. class:: HTTPResponse(sock, debuglevel=0, strict=0) |
| |
| Class whose instances are returned upon successful connection. Not instantiated |
| directly by user. |
| |
| .. versionadded:: 2.0 |
| |
| .. class:: HTTPMessage |
| |
| An :class:`HTTPMessage` instance is used to hold the headers from an HTTP |
| response. It is implemented using the :class:`mimetools.Message` class and |
| provides utility functions to deal with HTTP Headers. It is not directly |
| instantiated by the users. |
| |
| |
| The following exceptions are raised as appropriate: |
| |
| |
| .. exception:: HTTPException |
| |
| The base class of the other exceptions in this module. It is a subclass of |
| :exc:`Exception`. |
| |
| .. versionadded:: 2.0 |
| |
| |
| .. exception:: NotConnected |
| |
| A subclass of :exc:`HTTPException`. |
| |
| .. versionadded:: 2.0 |
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| |
| .. exception:: InvalidURL |
| |
| A subclass of :exc:`HTTPException`, raised if a port is given and is either |
| non-numeric or empty. |
| |
| .. versionadded:: 2.3 |
| |
| |
| .. exception:: UnknownProtocol |
| |
| A subclass of :exc:`HTTPException`. |
| |
| .. versionadded:: 2.0 |
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| |
| .. exception:: UnknownTransferEncoding |
| |
| A subclass of :exc:`HTTPException`. |
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| .. versionadded:: 2.0 |
| |
| |
| .. exception:: UnimplementedFileMode |
| |
| A subclass of :exc:`HTTPException`. |
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| .. versionadded:: 2.0 |
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| .. exception:: IncompleteRead |
| |
| A subclass of :exc:`HTTPException`. |
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| .. versionadded:: 2.0 |
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| .. exception:: ImproperConnectionState |
| |
| A subclass of :exc:`HTTPException`. |
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| .. versionadded:: 2.0 |
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| .. exception:: CannotSendRequest |
| |
| A subclass of :exc:`ImproperConnectionState`. |
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| .. versionadded:: 2.0 |
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| .. exception:: CannotSendHeader |
| |
| A subclass of :exc:`ImproperConnectionState`. |
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| .. versionadded:: 2.0 |
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| .. exception:: ResponseNotReady |
| |
| A subclass of :exc:`ImproperConnectionState`. |
| |
| .. versionadded:: 2.0 |
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| .. exception:: BadStatusLine |
| |
| A subclass of :exc:`HTTPException`. Raised if a server responds with a HTTP |
| status code that we don't understand. |
| |
| .. versionadded:: 2.0 |
| |
| The constants defined in this module are: |
| |
| |
| .. data:: HTTP_PORT |
| |
| The default port for the HTTP protocol (always ``80``). |
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| |
| .. data:: HTTPS_PORT |
| |
| The default port for the HTTPS protocol (always ``443``). |
| |
| and also the following constants for integer status codes: |
| |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | Constant | Value | Definition | |
| +==========================================+=========+=======================================================================+ |
| | :const:`CONTINUE` | ``100`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.1.1 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.1.1>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`SWITCHING_PROTOCOLS` | ``101`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.1.2 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.1.2>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`PROCESSING` | ``102`` | WEBDAV, `RFC 2518, Section 10.1 | |
| | | | <http://www.webdav.org/specs/rfc2518.html#STATUS_102>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`OK` | ``200`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.2.1 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.2.1>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`CREATED` | ``201`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.2.2 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.2.2>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`ACCEPTED` | ``202`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.2.3 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.2.3>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`NON_AUTHORITATIVE_INFORMATION` | ``203`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.2.4 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.2.4>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`NO_CONTENT` | ``204`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.2.5 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.2.5>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`RESET_CONTENT` | ``205`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.2.6 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.2.6>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`PARTIAL_CONTENT` | ``206`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.2.7 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.2.7>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`MULTI_STATUS` | ``207`` | WEBDAV `RFC 2518, Section 10.2 | |
| | | | <http://www.webdav.org/specs/rfc2518.html#STATUS_207>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`IM_USED` | ``226`` | Delta encoding in HTTP, | |
| | | | :rfc:`3229`, Section 10.4.1 | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`MULTIPLE_CHOICES` | ``300`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.3.1 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.3.1>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`MOVED_PERMANENTLY` | ``301`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.3.2 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.3.2>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`FOUND` | ``302`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.3.3 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.3.3>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`SEE_OTHER` | ``303`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.3.4 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.3.4>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`NOT_MODIFIED` | ``304`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.3.5 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.3.5>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`USE_PROXY` | ``305`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.3.6 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.3.6>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`TEMPORARY_REDIRECT` | ``307`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.3.8 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.3.8>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`BAD_REQUEST` | ``400`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.1 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.1>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`UNAUTHORIZED` | ``401`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.2 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.2>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`PAYMENT_REQUIRED` | ``402`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.3 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.3>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`FORBIDDEN` | ``403`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.4 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.4>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`NOT_FOUND` | ``404`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.5 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.5>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED` | ``405`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.6 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.6>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`NOT_ACCEPTABLE` | ``406`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.7 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.7>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`PROXY_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED` | ``407`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.8 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.8>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`REQUEST_TIMEOUT` | ``408`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.9 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.9>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`CONFLICT` | ``409`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.10 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.10>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`GONE` | ``410`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.11 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.11>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`LENGTH_REQUIRED` | ``411`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.12 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.12>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`PRECONDITION_FAILED` | ``412`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.13 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.13>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`REQUEST_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE` | ``413`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.14 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.14>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`REQUEST_URI_TOO_LONG` | ``414`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.15 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.15>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE` | ``415`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.16 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.16>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`REQUESTED_RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE` | ``416`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.17 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.17>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`EXPECTATION_FAILED` | ``417`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.4.18 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.18>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY` | ``422`` | WEBDAV, `RFC 2518, Section 10.3 | |
| | | | <http://www.webdav.org/specs/rfc2518.html#STATUS_422>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`LOCKED` | ``423`` | WEBDAV `RFC 2518, Section 10.4 | |
| | | | <http://www.webdav.org/specs/rfc2518.html#STATUS_423>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`FAILED_DEPENDENCY` | ``424`` | WEBDAV, `RFC 2518, Section 10.5 | |
| | | | <http://www.webdav.org/specs/rfc2518.html#STATUS_424>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`UPGRADE_REQUIRED` | ``426`` | HTTP Upgrade to TLS, | |
| | | | :rfc:`2817`, Section 6 | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR` | ``500`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.5.1 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.5.1>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`NOT_IMPLEMENTED` | ``501`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.5.2 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.5.2>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`BAD_GATEWAY` | ``502`` | HTTP/1.1 `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.5.3 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.5.3>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE` | ``503`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.5.4 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.5.4>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`GATEWAY_TIMEOUT` | ``504`` | HTTP/1.1 `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.5.5 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.5.5>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED` | ``505`` | HTTP/1.1, `RFC 2616, Section | |
| | | | 10.5.6 | |
| | | | <http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.5.6>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE` | ``507`` | WEBDAV, `RFC 2518, Section 10.6 | |
| | | | <http://www.webdav.org/specs/rfc2518.html#STATUS_507>`_ | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | :const:`NOT_EXTENDED` | ``510`` | An HTTP Extension Framework, | |
| | | | :rfc:`2774`, Section 7 | |
| +------------------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| |
| |
| .. data:: responses |
| |
| This dictionary maps the HTTP 1.1 status codes to the W3C names. |
| |
| Example: ``httplib.responses[httplib.NOT_FOUND]`` is ``'Not Found'``. |
| |
| .. versionadded:: 2.5 |
| |
| |
| .. _httpconnection-objects: |
| |
| HTTPConnection Objects |
| ---------------------- |
| |
| :class:`HTTPConnection` instances have the following methods: |
| |
| |
| .. method:: HTTPConnection.request(method, url[, body[, headers]]) |
| |
| This will send a request to the server using the HTTP request method *method* |
| and the selector *url*. If the *body* argument is present, it should be a |
| string of data to send after the headers are finished. Alternatively, it may |
| be an open file object, in which case the contents of the file is sent; this |
| file object should support ``fileno()`` and ``read()`` methods. The header |
| Content-Length is automatically set to the correct value. The *headers* |
| argument should be a mapping of extra HTTP headers to send with the request. |
| |
| .. versionchanged:: 2.6 |
| *body* can be a file object. |
| |
| |
| .. method:: HTTPConnection.getresponse() |
| |
| Should be called after a request is sent to get the response from the server. |
| Returns an :class:`HTTPResponse` instance. |
| |
| .. note:: |
| |
| Note that you must have read the whole response before you can send a new |
| request to the server. |
| |
| |
| .. method:: HTTPConnection.set_debuglevel(level) |
| |
| Set the debugging level (the amount of debugging output printed). The default |
| debug level is ``0``, meaning no debugging output is printed. |
| |
| |
| .. method:: HTTPConnection.set_tunnel(host,port=None, headers=None) |
| |
| Set the host and the port for HTTP Connect Tunnelling. Normally used when |
| it is required to do HTTPS Conection through a proxy server. |
| |
| The headers argument should be a mapping of extra HTTP headers to send |
| with the CONNECT request. |
| |
| .. versionadded:: 2.7 |
| |
| |
| .. method:: HTTPConnection.connect() |
| |
| Connect to the server specified when the object was created. |
| |
| |
| .. method:: HTTPConnection.close() |
| |
| Close the connection to the server. |
| |
| As an alternative to using the :meth:`request` method described above, you can |
| also send your request step by step, by using the four functions below. |
| |
| |
| .. method:: HTTPConnection.putrequest(request, selector[, skip_host[, skip_accept_encoding]]) |
| |
| This should be the first call after the connection to the server has been made. |
| It sends a line to the server consisting of the *request* string, the *selector* |
| string, and the HTTP version (``HTTP/1.1``). To disable automatic sending of |
| ``Host:`` or ``Accept-Encoding:`` headers (for example to accept additional |
| content encodings), specify *skip_host* or *skip_accept_encoding* with non-False |
| values. |
| |
| .. versionchanged:: 2.4 |
| *skip_accept_encoding* argument added. |
| |
| |
| .. method:: HTTPConnection.putheader(header, argument[, ...]) |
| |
| Send an :rfc:`822`\ -style header to the server. It sends a line to the server |
| consisting of the header, a colon and a space, and the first argument. If more |
| arguments are given, continuation lines are sent, each consisting of a tab and |
| an argument. |
| |
| |
| .. method:: HTTPConnection.endheaders(message_body=None) |
| |
| Send a blank line to the server, signalling the end of the headers. The |
| optional *message_body* argument can be used to pass a message body |
| associated with the request. The message body will be sent in the same |
| packet as the message headers if it is string, otherwise it is sent in a |
| separate packet. |
| |
| .. versionchanged:: 2.7 |
| *message_body* was added. |
| |
| |
| .. method:: HTTPConnection.send(data) |
| |
| Send data to the server. This should be used directly only after the |
| :meth:`endheaders` method has been called and before :meth:`getresponse` is |
| called. |
| |
| |
| .. _httpresponse-objects: |
| |
| HTTPResponse Objects |
| -------------------- |
| |
| :class:`HTTPResponse` instances have the following methods and attributes: |
| |
| |
| .. method:: HTTPResponse.read([amt]) |
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| Reads and returns the response body, or up to the next *amt* bytes. |
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| .. method:: HTTPResponse.getheader(name[, default]) |
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| Get the contents of the header *name*, or *default* if there is no matching |
| header. |
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| .. method:: HTTPResponse.getheaders() |
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| Return a list of (header, value) tuples. |
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| .. versionadded:: 2.4 |
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| .. method:: HTTPResponse.fileno() |
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| Returns the ``fileno`` of the underlying socket. |
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| .. attribute:: HTTPResponse.msg |
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| A :class:`mimetools.Message` instance containing the response headers. |
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| .. attribute:: HTTPResponse.version |
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| HTTP protocol version used by server. 10 for HTTP/1.0, 11 for HTTP/1.1. |
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| .. attribute:: HTTPResponse.status |
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| Status code returned by server. |
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| .. attribute:: HTTPResponse.reason |
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| Reason phrase returned by server. |
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| .. _httplib-examples: |
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| Examples |
| -------- |
| |
| Here is an example session that uses the ``GET`` method:: |
| |
| >>> import httplib |
| >>> conn = httplib.HTTPConnection("www.python.org") |
| >>> conn.request("GET", "/index.html") |
| >>> r1 = conn.getresponse() |
| >>> print r1.status, r1.reason |
| 200 OK |
| >>> data1 = r1.read() |
| >>> conn.request("GET", "/parrot.spam") |
| >>> r2 = conn.getresponse() |
| >>> print r2.status, r2.reason |
| 404 Not Found |
| >>> data2 = r2.read() |
| >>> conn.close() |
| |
| Here is an example session that uses the ``HEAD`` method. Note that the |
| ``HEAD`` method never returns any data. :: |
| |
| >>> import httplib |
| >>> conn = httplib.HTTPConnection("www.python.org") |
| >>> conn.request("HEAD","/index.html") |
| >>> res = conn.getresponse() |
| >>> print res.status, res.reason |
| 200 OK |
| >>> data = res.read() |
| >>> print len(data) |
| 0 |
| >>> data == '' |
| True |
| |
| Here is an example session that shows how to ``POST`` requests:: |
| |
| >>> import httplib, urllib |
| >>> params = urllib.urlencode({'@number': 12524, '@type': 'issue', '@action': 'show'}) |
| >>> headers = {"Content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", |
| ... "Accept": "text/plain"} |
| >>> conn = httplib.HTTPConnection("bugs.python.org") |
| >>> conn.request("POST", "", params, headers) |
| >>> response = conn.getresponse() |
| >>> print response.status, response.reason |
| 302 Found |
| >>> data = response.read() |
| >>> data |
| 'Redirecting to <a href="http://bugs.python.org/issue12524">http://bugs.python.org/issue12524</a>' |
| >>> conn.close() |
| |
| Client side ``HTTP PUT`` requests are very similar to ``POST`` requests. The |
| difference lies only the server side where HTTP server will allow resources to |
| be created via ``PUT`` request. Here is an example session that shows how to do |
| ``PUT`` request using httplib:: |
| |
| >>> # This creates an HTTP message |
| >>> # with the content of BODY as the enclosed representation |
| >>> # for the resource http://localhost:8080/foobar |
| ... |
| >>> import httplib |
| >>> BODY = "***filecontents***" |
| >>> conn = httplib.HTTPConnection("localhost", 8080) |
| >>> conn.request("PUT", "/file", BODY) |
| >>> response = conn.getresponse() |
| >>> print resp.status, response.reason |
| 200, OK |
| |
