Awesome Python HTTP Library that's actually usable.
Project description
Most existing Python modules for dealing HTTP requests are insane. I have to look up everything that I want to do. Most of my worst Python experiences are a result of the various built-in HTTP libraries (yes, even worse than Logging).
But this one’s different. This one’s going to be awesome. And simple.
Really simple.
Features
- Extremely simple GET, HEAD, POST, PUT, DELETE Requests
Simple HTTP Header Request Attachment
Simple Data/Params Request Attachment
Simple Multipart File Uploads
CookieJar Support
- Simple Basic HTTP Authentication
Simple URL + HTTP Auth Registry
Usage
It couldn’t be simpler.
>>> import requests
>>> r = requests.get('http://google.com')
HTTPS? Basic Authentication?
>>> r = requests.get('https://convore.com/api/account/verify.json')
>>> r.status_code
401
Uh oh, we’re not authorized! Let’s add authentication.
>>> conv_auth = requests.AuthObject('requeststest', 'requeststest')
>>> r = requests.get('https://convore.com/api/account/verify.json', auth=conv_auth)
>>> r.status_code
200
>>> r.headers['content-type']
'application/json'
>>> r.content
'{"username": "requeststest", "url": "/users/requeststest/", "id": "9408", "img": "censored-long-url"}'
API
Requests:
All request functions return a Response object (see below).
If a {filename: fileobject} dictionary is passed in (files=…), a multipart_encode upload will be performed. If CookieJar object is is passed in (cookies=…), the cookies will be sent with the request.
- GET Requests
>>> request.get(url, params={}, headers={}, cookies=None, auth=None) <request object>- HEAD Requests
>>> request.head(url, params={}, headers={}, cookies=None, auth=None) <request object>- PUT Requests
>>> request.put(url, data='', headers={}, files={}, cookies=None, auth=None) <request object>- POST Requests
>>> request.post(url, data={}, headers={}, files={}, cookies=None, auth=None) <request object>- DELETE Requests
>>> request.delete(url, params={}, headers={}, cookies=None, auth=None) <request object>
Responses:
- Request.status_code:
(Integer) Received HTTP Status Code Response
- Request.headers:
(Dictionary) Received HTTP Response Headers
- Request.content:
(Bytes) Received Content
- Request.url
(String) URL of response. Useful for detecting redirects.
HTTP Authentication Registry:
You can register AuthObjects to automatically enable HTTP Authentication on requests that contain a registered base URL string.
>>> requests.add_autoauth(url, authobject)
Installation
To install requests, simply:
$ pip install requests
Or, if you absolutely must:
$ easy_install requests
But, you really shouldn’t do that.
Contribute
If you’d like to contribute, simply fork the repository, commit your changes to the develop branch (or branch off of it), and send a pull request. Make sure you add yourself to AUTHORS.
Roadmap
Sphinx Documentation
Exhaustive Unittests
History
0.2.2 (2011-02-14)
Still handles request in the event of an HTTPError. (Issue #2)
Eventlet and Gevent Monkeypatch support.
Cookie Support (Issue #1)
0.2.1 (2011-02-14)
Added file attribute to POST and PUT requests for multipart-encode file uploads.
Added Request.url attribute for context and redirects
0.2.0 (2011-02-14)
Birth!
0.0.1 (2011-02-13)
Frustration
Conception
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