httplib and buffered data

[Don Dwiggins]

dsavitsk  writes:
> i am capturing the data being returned from a script running on a web
> server.  The script takes several minutes to run, and trickles back data a
> little at a time.
> Using httplib (or anything else) is there a way to capture the data line by
> line instead of as a lump sum with getfile()? i would like to alert the user
> as to the % of the data (a known quantity) that has been processed.

You could use asyncore/asynchat, if you're willing to wrap your mind around
that style of operation.  The library documentation for asyncore shows a
little http client as an example.  Better documentation for both is in the
Medusa pages on www.nightmare.com.

Happy hunting,

-- 
Don Dwiggins                    "Solvitur Ambulando"
Advanced MP Technology
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