(Chilkat2-Python) HTTPS GET - Download HTML or any Text Content to a String

The QuickGetStr method is the simplest way to retrieve a text resource from a web server using an HTTP GET request. The text resource can be HTML, XML, JSON, text, or anything other type of file composed of readable text.

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import sys
import chilkat2

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

http = chilkat2.Http()

# Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
str = http.QuickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.json")
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print(str)

str = http.QuickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt")
print(str)

str = http.QuickGetStr("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.xml")
print(str)