Using the HTTP library

Most programming languages provide libraries, additional modules that perform specific tasks, while not being part of the core language.

As a “batteries included” language, Python provides a lot of functionality as part of its Python Standard Library.

In this exercise we will use the http.client library, as an example, to retrieve content from websites.

In a file named using_libs_http.py, write a function named get_content that takes two arguments:

• A String which is the URL to retrieve
• A String that is expected to be included in the retrieved content

The function returns True if the retrieved content includes the specified String, and False otherwise.

Errors such as invalid URL or connection error are not handled by your function, it just passes them on to the caller.

Calling get_content('apache.org','ASF'), for example, returns True.

Test code

To validate your code, download the test code below and run it as explained on the Hello, Python exercise page.

Test code: using_libs_http_test.py

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