11.6.3 Examples
Description: 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()