openid.fetchers

Module fetchers

This module contains the HTTP fetcher interface and several implementations.

Classes

HTTPResponse
XXX document attributes

HTTPFetcher
This class is the interface for openid HTTP fetchers.

HTTPFetchingError
Exception that is wrapped around all exceptions that are raised by the underlying fetcher when using the ExceptionWrappingFetcher

HTTPError
This exception is raised by the CurlHTTPFetcher when it encounters an exceptional situation fetching a URL.

Functions

fetch(url, body=None, headers=None)
Invoke the fetch method on the default fetcher.

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createHTTPFetcher()
Create a default HTTP fetcher instance

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HTTPFetcher

getDefaultFetcher()
Return the default fetcher instance if no fetcher has been set, it will create a default fetcher.

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setDefaultFetcher(fetcher, wrap_exceptions=True)
Set the default fetcher

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Function Details

Invoke the fetch method on the default fetcher. Most users should need only this method.

Raises:

Create a default HTTP fetcher instance

prefers Curl to urllib2.

Return the default fetcher instance if no fetcher has been set, it will create a default fetcher.

Set the default fetcher

Parameters:

fetcher (HTTPFetcher) - The fetcher to use as the default HTTP fetcher
wrap_exceptions (bool) - Whether to wrap exceptions thrown by the fetcher wil HTTPFetchingError so that they may be caught easier. By default, exceptions will be wrapped. In general, unwrapped fetchers are useful for debugging of fetching errors or if your fetcher raises well-known exceptions that you would like to catch.