.. highlight:: python
.. currentmodule:: urlfetch
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urlfetch documentation
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urlfetch is a simple, lightweight and easy to use HTTP client for `Python `_.
It is distributed as a single file module and has no depencencies other than the
`Python Standard Library `_.
Getting Started
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Install
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::
$ pip install urlfetch --upgrade
OR::
$ easy_install urlfetch --upgrade
OR grab the latest source from github
`ifduyue/urlfetch `_::
$ git clone git://github.com/ifduyue/urlfetch.git
$ cd urlfetch
$ python setup.py install
Usage
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>>> import urlfetch
>>> r = urlfetch.get("http://docs.python.org/")
>>> r.status, r.reason
(200, 'OK')
>>> r.getheader('content-type')
'text/html; charset=UTF-8'
>>> r.getheader('Content-Type')
'text/html; charset=UTF-8'
>>> r.content
...
User's Guide
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.. toctree::
examples
reference
changelog
contributors
License
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Code and documentation are available according to the BSD 2-clause License:
.. include:: ../LICENSE
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