[Solved] How to perform HTTP GET operation in Python? [closed]

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from socket import *
s = socket()
s.connect(('example.com', 80))
s.send('GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n')
print s.recv(8192)

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Or: http://docs.python.org/2/library/urllib2.html

import urllib2
f = urllib2.urlopen('http://www.python.org/')
print f.read(100)

The first option might need more header items, for instance:

from socket import *
s = socket()
s.connect(('example.com', 80))
s.send('GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: example.com\r\nUser-Agent: MyScript\r\n\r\n')
print s.recv(8192)

Also, the first solution which i tend to lean towards (because, you do what you want and nothing else) requires you to have basic understanding of the HTTP protocol.

For instance, this is how the HTTP protocol works for a GET request:

GET <url> HTTP/1.1<cr+lf>
<header-key>: <value><cr+lf>
<cr+lf>

More on this here for instance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol#Client_request

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solved How to perform HTTP GET operation in Python? [closed]