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| 1. The Application |
| 2. Sample Output |
This recipe provides a Python 2.x script to test urls by utilizing HTTP and HTTPS.
The following program provides the following features:
- by default the following url is connected: https://www.linux-support.com/test/test.txt
- by adding a url as an optional parameter you are able to connect http and https services
- just trusted https services are supported
- received contents are printed to stdout
Hint: This script will receive contents from HTTPs services signed by unofficial CAs or self-signed certificates without any problems.
1. The Application
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#!/usr/bin/env python # Source: http://www.linux-support.com # Author: Mario Scondo # import urllib import sys # fetch data and print to stdout class Main(object): def fetchIt(self, url): print "connecting to %s" %(url) url2 = urllib.urlopen(url) for line in url2: print line.rstrip() # fetch url from command line or use default if len(sys.argv) > 1: url = sys.argv[1] else: url = "http://www.linux-support.com/test/test.txt" url = "https://www.linux-support.com/test/test.txt" M = Main() M.fetchIt(url) |
2. Sample Output
The following listing provides an example how the application ist working.
# run with default configuration (https) $ python fetch_url.py connecting to https://www.linux-support.com/test/test.txt This is a text message provided for testing purposes by http(s)://www.linux-support.com. Data location: http://www.linux-support.com/test/test.txt https://www.linux-support.com/test/test.txt # run with optional parameter (http) $ python fetch_url.py http://www.linux-support.com/test/test.txt connecting to http://www.linux-support.com/test/test.txt This is a text message provided for testing purposes by http(s)://www.linux-support.com. Data location: http://www.linux-support.com/test/test.txt https://www.linux-support.com/test/test.txt
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