Python HTTP digest authentication woes...

[Fuzzyman]

john wrote:
> I'm trying to access the XML version of my Tivo now playing list with
> python. It uses auth digest HTTP authentication. I could really use
> some help!
>
> I'm able to get this page using curl:
> curl --dump-header tivoHeaders --insecure --anyauth --user tivo:8000008
> "https://192.168.1.102/TiVoConnect?Command=QueryContainer&Container=%2FNowPlaying&Recurse=Yes"
>
> But
>
> when I use my python script, I get rejected:
> https://192.168.1.102/TiVoConnect?Container=%2FNowPlaying&Command=QueryContainer&Recurse=Yes
> Error
>
> 401
> Server: tivo-httpd-1:7.1b-01-2:140
> Set-Cookie: sid=DEC2D78EABF48A6D; path=/; expires="Saturday,
> 16-Feb-2013 00:00:00 GMT";
> WWW-Authenticate: Digest realm="TiVo DVR", nonce="FD08EF226909CA85", qop="auth"
> Content-Length: 31
> Content-Type: text/html
> Connection: close
>
> Digest realm="TiVo DVR", nonce="FD08EF226909CA85", qop="auth"
>
> I've scrounged for examples out there and the couple that I've found
> just don't seem to work for me..
>
> Here's one way I've tried:
> =====================================
> import urllib2
>
> theurl =
> "192.168.1.102/TiVoConnect?Container=%2FNowPlaying&Command=QueryContainer&Recurse=Yes"
> print
>

Oh yeah - I didn't spot this before....

theurl =
"192.168.1.102/TiVoConnect?Con­tainer=%2FNowPlaying&Command=Q­ueryContainer&Recurse=Yes"


this includes the parameters - which it shouldn't.

:-)

Fuzzy
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