> My script to call a web service authenticates. Sorry, but where is the (full) script? I missed an attachment or (preferably) a link.
> I would like to be > able to trap an exception if the authentication fails. The script > loops over a list of dates and I don't want it to retry for every > element in the list. This could take a long time and be very annoying > when, after the long wait, a stacktrace spews out of the last attempt. > The assumption is that if it fails, it is not a transient network or > some other issue but that the credentials themselves are faulty. > > Now, the authentication header is sent with the initial request, so it > does not look to me like the standard process of request, get a 401 > and then re-request with credentials is relevant. However, clearly > the opener issues a number of retries after the initial failure. > > But, I don't see a mechanism in urllib2 for taking notice of a failure > and acting on it. > > Can somebody point me toward a solution? > > Thanks. > > mp _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
