Re: [Boost-users] Can Python "httplib" module be directly embedded in C++ ?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-14 19:15:02

on Tue Aug 14 2007, "Raja Cherukuri" <raja-AT-transerainc.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> I am trying to use python to do my XML post ?
> Can I do this by directly calling import on the httplib like this and
> setting parameters ?
>
> ex:
> boost::python::object
> http_module((boost::python::handle<>(boost::python::borrowed(PyImport_Ad
> dModule("httplib")))));

boost::python::object http_module = boost::python::import("httplib");

> boost::python::<....some kind of python compile time...interface...>  h
> = < some kind of cast...>   
>
> http_module.HTTP("http://www.abc.com");

http_module.attr("HTTP")("http://www.abc.com");

> h.putrequest('POST', selector)

ditto, etc.

> h.putheader('content-type', content_type)
> h.putheader('content-length', str(len(body)))
> h.endheaders()
> h.send(body)
>
>  
> Or should the actual code for this object reside in a text file and I
> should call exec_file ?

You can do that too.

HTH,
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