On Jan 10, 12:46 pm, Scott Sharkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello All, > > I am trying to write a python script to talk to an xml-based stock feed > service. They are telling me that I must connect and login, and then > "issue refresh requests" to fetch the data. This sounds a lot (to me) > like HTTP 1.1persistentconnections. Can I do that with the urllib > functions, or do I need to use the httplib functions for this kind of > work. Pointers and/or sample code would be much appreciated. > > Thanks! > > -scott
I used to work in the financial industry and I have seen this. It is sort of like the XML RSS feed that web sites provide -- but like many financial protocols they created their own standard. Python httplib can be used to create a SERVER for persistent HTTP connections -- but want you want is a client. I think this is actually very simple. What happens when you open the data URL with a web browser ? Does the connection stay open and automatically update each time there is new data ? If so, just use urllib, leave the connection open and do a read() every so often to see if there is new data. Good luck! -Rob -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
