(Python) HTTP POST x-www-form-urlencoded

Demonstrates how to send a simple x-www-form-urlencoded POST.

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import sys
import chilkat

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

jsonStr = "{ some json ... }"

req = chilkat.CkHttpRequest()
#  This query parameter just happens to be named "json" and contains JSON text.
req.AddParam("json",jsonStr)

#  We can optionally add more query parameters.
req.AddParam("abc","123")
req.AddParam("xml","<abc>123</abc>")

#  Note: Just because we passed a query param named "json" or "xml" means nothing special.  It's still just
#  a name=value query parameter..

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PostUrlEncoded("http://example.net/cirrus/connect/report",req)
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 200):
    print("Hey, I didn't receive the expected response status code!")
    print("status code = " + str(resp.get_StatusCode()))

#  Could be error text if the status code wasn't what we expected, or could be the response
#  body you're seeking..
responseBody = resp.bodyStr()
print(responseBody)

fac = chilkat.CkFileAccess()
filepath = "some file path"
success = fac.WriteEntireTextFile(filepath,responseBody,"utf-8",False)
if (success != True):
    print(fac.lastErrorText())