HTTP HEAD Request

Simple HTTP HEAD request to download only the HTTP header.

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import sys
import chilkat

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

#  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success = http.UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial")
if (success != True):
    print http.lastErrorText()
    sys.exit()

#  Send the HEAD request and get the response.

response = http.GetHead("http://www.chilkatsoft.com/")

if (response == None ):
    print http.lastErrorText()
else:

    #  Show the HTTP response code and header received.
    print "HTTP response code: "
    print response.get_StatusCode()

    print "---- FULL HEADER ----"
    print response.header()
    print "---------------------"

    #  How big will the full response be?  This is a good way to
    #  check the size of a download (if the URL is a .zip)
    print "Size of resource = " + response.get_ContentLength()