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Chilkat2-Python

HTTP POST with XML Body

Demonstrates sending an HTTP POST with a XML body.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

http = chilkat2.Http()

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl -X POST https://example.com/StockQuote \
#   -H "Host: www.example.org" \
#   -H "Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8" \
#   -H "SOAPAction: http://www.example.org/StockPrice" \
#   -d '<?xml version="1.0"?>
# 
# <soap:Envelope
# xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/"
# soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
# 
# <soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
#   <m:GetStockPrice>
#     <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
#   </m:GetStockPrice>
# </soap:Body>
# 
# </soap:Envelope>'

# Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
# Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

# Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML:
# Generate Code to Create XML

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Also see Chilkat's Online WSDL Code Generator
# to generate code and SOAP Request and Response XML for each operation in a WSDL.
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# The following XML is sent in the request body.

# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
# <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/" soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
#     <soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
#         <m:GetStockPrice>
#             <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
#         </m:GetStockPrice>
#     </soap:Body>
# </soap:Envelope>
# 

xml = chilkat2.Xml()
xml.Tag = "soap:Envelope"
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:soap","http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/")
xml.AddAttribute("soap:encodingStyle","http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("soap:Body",True,"xmlns:m","http://www.example.org/stock")
xml.UpdateChildContent("soap:Body|m:GetStockPrice|m:StockName","IBM")

http.SetRequestHeader("SOAPAction","http://www.example.org/StockPrice")
http.SetRequestHeader("Host","www.example.org")
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8")

sbRequestBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody)

resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpSb("POST","https://example.com/StockQuote",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print(str(resp.StatusCode))
print(resp.BodyStr)