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Put this request with Python httplib


I want to put a request to HDFS REST API.

It works in the RESTClient.

But it failed when i translate it to Python edition( python httplib).

And i can't use this in Curl for some reason.

Anybody know httplib put, can help me translate it to Python edition?

Here is the RESTClient edition:

method: PUT

URL: http://www.somedomain.com:50070/webhdfs/v1/levi/4?op=CREATE


Solution

  • With Requests:

    import requests
    requests.put('http://www.somedomain.com:50070/webhdfs/v1/levi/4?op=CREATE')
    

    With httplib:

    import httplib
    
    connection =  httplib.HTTPConnection('www.somedomain.com:50070')
    connection.request('PUT', '/webhdfs/v1/levi/4?op=CREATE')
    
    response = connection.getresponse()