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Python Library Reference

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11.4.2 Examples

Here is an example session that uses the "GET" method to retrieve a URL containing parameters:

>>> import urllib
>>> params = urllib.urlencode({'spam': 1, 'eggs': 2, 'bacon': 0})
>>> f = urllib.urlopen("http://www.musi-cal.com/cgi-bin/query?%s" % params)
>>> print f.read()

The following example uses the "POST" method instead:

>>> import urllib
>>> params = urllib.urlencode({'spam': 1, 'eggs': 2, 'bacon': 0})
>>> f = urllib.urlopen("http://www.musi-cal.com/cgi-bin/query", params)
>>> print f.read()

The following example uses an explicitly specified HTTP proxy, overriding environment settings:

>>> import urllib
>>> proxies = {'http': 'http://proxy.example.com:8080/'}
>>> opener = urllib.FancyURLopener(proxies)
>>> f = opener.open("http://www.python.org")
>>> f.read()

The following example uses no proxies at all, overriding environment settings:

>>> import urllib
>>> opener = urllib.FancyURLopener({})
>>> f = opener.open("http://www.python.org/")
>>> f.read()

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Python Library Reference

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Release 2.3.4, documentation updated on May 20, 2004.