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(python2.1-lib.info)HTTP Objects

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HTTP Objects
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`HTTP' instances have the following methods:

`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.

`connect(host[, port])'
     Connect to the server given by HOST and PORT.  See the intro for
     the default port.  This should be called directly only if the
     instance was instantiated without passing a host.

`send(data)'
     Send data to the server.  This should be used directly only after
     the `endheaders()' method has been called and before `getreply()'
     has been called.

`putrequest(request, selector)'
     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/1.0').

`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.

`endheaders()'
     Send a blank line to the server, signalling the end of the headers.

`getreply()'
     Complete the request by shutting down the sending end of the
     socket, read the reply from the server, and return a triple
     `(REPLYCODE, MESSAGE, HEADERS)'.  Here, REPLYCODE is the integer
     reply code from the request (e.g., `200' if the request was
     handled properly); MESSAGE is the message string corresponding to
     the reply code; and HEADERS is an instance of the class
     `mimetools.Message' containing the headers received from the
     server.  See the description of the `mimetools'  module.

`getfile()'
     Return a file object from which the data returned by the server
     can be read, using the `read()', `readline()' or `readlines()'
     methods.