How to add custom header ( for example header ‘accept-encoding: gzip’ ) for downloadPage in Twisted ?
How to add custom header ( for example header ‘accept-encoding: gzip’ ) for downloadPage
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How to add custom header ( for example header ‘accept-encoding: gzip’ ) for downloadPage in Twisted ?
If you look at the API documentation for
downloadPage, you’ll notice that it accepts*argsand**kwargs. It refers you toHTTPDownloaderfor documentation regarding those parameters.If you look at the API documentation for
HTTPDownloader, you’ll see that it accepts aheadersargument. This argument isn’t documented, but it’s what you’re looking for. Its value should be adictmapping header name to header value. So,should do what you want. Also, note the newer client API provided by Twisted, twisted.web.client.Agent. Since Twisted 11.1, this supports content encodings at a higher level, and has specific support for gzip.