>-----Original Message----- >From: Tutor [mailto:tutor-bounces+crk=godblessthe...@python.org] On >Behalf Of Steven D'Aprano >Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 9:14 PM >To: tutor@python.org >Subject: Re: [Tutor] http question > >On Sat, Nov 08, 2014 at 06:12:48PM -0800, Clayton Kirkwood wrote: >> As I move through my learning process, I am wanting to do some http >> posts, etc. I know that there is a http class, > >Do you perhaps the http package (not class)? > >https://docs.python.org/3/library/http.html > > >> but I also am aware of httplib2, but it still seems to be in eternal >> alpha. > >What leads you to that conclusion? If you're talking about this: > >https://github.com/jcgregorio/httplib2 > >I don't see any sign that it is alpha version software. According to the >readme file, it is at version 0.8. > >I don't see any signs that the author publicly releases any alpha or >beta versions, they all appear to be ready for production. But if you >have seen something that suggests otherwise, please point it out, >because I'm happy to be corrected.
Well, I work from the premise that 0.anything is still a work in progress and hasn't gotten to a point where the author is comfortable with general use. I am sure that you disagree. > > >> Which would be better? (However you >> want to define better) > >I've never used httplib2, but it seems to be a well-known and often-used >third-party library under active development. Unfortunately the >documentation seems a bit mixed, the ref.tex file looks like it hasn't >been updated since version 0.3 over seven years ago. Again, suggests that the author isn't comfortable with a general release. You may not agree. > >If you're intending to open and read from http://... URLs, you shouldn't >directly use the http library as it is too low-level. Instead you should >use the urllib library. > >https://docs.python.org/3/library/urllib.request.html#module- >urllib.request > >Sticking to the standard library has the advantage that it is always >available, but using third-party libraries instead may have the >advantage that it is better/faster/more featureful/more rapidly updated >etc. After reading various documentation, it seems that the urllib is limited. Perhaps I am wrong and you will clarify that point. > > > >-- >Steven >_______________________________________________ >Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org >To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
