CkPython

HTTP HEAD Request

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Sends an HTTP HEAD request and gets the response.

Note: The response to an HTTP HEAD request is always just the response header. The reponse body is always 0 length (thus the reason it's called a "HEAD" request..)

CkPython

import sys
import chilkat

success = False

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

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

# If the URL uses "https://", then the connection will be TLS.
# Otherwise it will be TCP.

# A failure is when we don't get any response.  It could be a timeout, an inability to connect, etc.
# For example, a "404 Not Found" response is still a response, and thus deemed success in terms of the API..

resp = chilkat.CkHttpResponse()
success = http.HttpNoBody("HEAD","https://example-code.com/",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Examine the response.
print("Status Code = " + str(resp.get_StatusCode()))
print("Status Line = " + resp.statusLine())
print("Status Text = " + resp.statusText())
print("Full Response Header:")
print(resp.header())
print("----")
numHeaderFields = resp.get_NumHeaderFields()
print("Num Header Fields: " + str(numHeaderFields))

for i in range(0,numHeaderFields):
    print(resp.getHeaderName(i) + ": " + resp.getHeaderValue(i))