11.6.3 Examples
Keywords: lib

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11.6.3 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 shows how to "`POST`" requests:

      >>> import httplib, urllib
      >>> params = urllib.urlencode({'spam': 1, 'eggs': 2, 'bacon': 0})
      >>> headers = {"Content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
      ...            "Accept": "text/plain"}
      >>> conn = httplib.HTTPConnection("musi-cal.mojam.com:80")
      >>> conn.request("POST", "/cgi-bin/query", params, headers)
      >>> response = conn.getresponse()
      >>> print response.status, response.reason
      200 OK
      >>> data = response.read()
      >>> conn.close()