Python: Fetching HTTPS urls which require username/password authentication

It wasn't the easiest solution to find on the net, but a fairly simple one to implement.

Some solutions even suggest recompiling Python with OpenSSL installed. Sorry, too much trouble, not an option!

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01.from urllib2 import URLError, HTTPPasswordMgrWithDefaultRealm, HTTPBasicAuthHandler, install_opener, build_opener

02. 

03.# Set up a HTTPS request with username/password authentication

04.try:

05.  # create a password manager

06.  password_mgr = HTTPPasswordMgrWithDefaultRealm()

07. 

08.  # Add the username and password.

09.  password_mgr.add_password(None, feed_url, "your_username", "your_password")

10.  opener = build_opener(HTTPBasicAuthHandler(password_mgr))

11.  file = opener.open(feed_url)

12. 

13.  # After you get the "file", you pretty much work with it the same way as you normally would.

14.  xml = etree.parse(file)

15. 

16.except URLError, e:

17.  print 'URLError: "%s"' % e

18.  raise

Brush your hands off boys, we're done here.

Now to solve more pressing issues...

How to get that damn toilet tissue?

Source

• urllib2 - The Missing Manual - HOWTO Fetch Internet Resources with Python