(Chilkat2-Python) Example: Http.HttpBd method

Shows how to use the HttpBd method to send an HTTP POST request with the contents of a BinData as the request body. The example sends the following request:

POST /api/v1/sites/123/deploys HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Accept: */*
Accept-Encoding: gzip
Content-Type: application/zip
Content-Length: 123456

[binary data bytes of the BinData]

Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

localFilePath = "C:/example/zips/data.zip"
bd = chilkat2.BinData()
success = bd.LoadFile(localFilePath)
if (success == False):
    print(bd.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

url = "https://example.com/api/v1/sites/123/deploys"

# Send a POST with the contents of the BinData in the binary HTTP request body.
resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
http = chilkat2.Http()
success = http.HttpBd("POST",url,bd,"application/zip",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Response Status Code: " + str(resp.StatusCode))
print("Response body:")
print(resp.BodyStr)