Thanks for the response. Even though I got this response: 412 Precondition Failed, the code bellow seems to work fine. Will check more tomorrow.
import sys, httplib, urllib, urllib2 target = "https://orbitalvar1.paymentech.net/authorize:443"; HOST, API_URL = urllib2.splithost(urllib2.splittype(target)[1]) xml_request="proper security and order details..." conn = httplib.HTTPS(HOST) conn.putrequest('POST', API_URL) conn.putheader("Content-Type", "application/PTI46") conn.putheader("Content-transfer-encoding", "text") conn.putheader("Document-type", "Request") conn.putheader("Trace-number", "123456") conn.putheader("MIME-Version", "1.0") conn.endheaders() conn.send(xml_request) statuscode, statusmessage, header = conn.getreply() On Sunday, July 8, 2012 2:52:14 PM UTC-4, howesc wrote: > > i've never used HTTP lib before, and i found "This module defines classes > which implement the client side of the HTTP and HTTPS protocols. It is > normally not used directly — the module > urllib<http://docs.python.org/library/urllib.html#module-urllib>uses it to > handle URLs that use HTTP and HTTPS." here > http://docs.python.org/library/httplib.html > > perhaps give urllib or urllib2 a try - i use those all the time with great > success! > > cfh > > On Friday, July 6, 2012 10:30:34 AM UTC-7, Adi wrote: >> >> >> Could anyone please advise if I'm doing this correctly? I'm trying to >> post a request to Paymentech gateway. When I try the link in a browser, it >> responds fine (https://orbitalvar1.paymentech.net/authorize:443), but >> using post as bellow returns an error. Most likely I'm doing something >> wrong, but can't figure out what. >> >> Thanks, >> Adnan >> >> >> *CODE:* >> import sys, httplib >> >> request = xml_string # "proper xml request..." >> >> HOST = "https://orbitalvar1.paymentech.net/authorize:443"; >> # tried without https as well: HOST = " >> orbitalvar1.paymentech.net/authorize:443" >> webservice = httplib.HTTPS(HOST) >> webservice.putrequest("POST", '') >> webservice.putheader("Host", HOST) >> webservice.putheader("User-Agent","Python post") >> webservice.putheader("Content-Type", "application/PTI46") >> webservice.putheader("Content-transfer-encoding", "text") >> webservice.putheader("Content-length", "%d" % len(request)) >> webservice.endheaders() >> webservice.send(request) >> statuscode, statusmessage, header = webservice.getreply() >> print statuscode, statusmessage, header >> >> *TRACEBACK:* >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "/Users/adnan/web2py-dev-branch8/gluon/restricted.py", line 205, >> in restricted >> exec ccode in environment >> File >> "/Users/adnan/web2py-dev-branch8/applications/dev_thanemobile/controllers/default.py", >> >> line 898, in <module> >> File "/Users/adnan/web2py-dev-branch8/gluon/globals.py", line 173, in >> <lambda> >> self._caller = lambda f: f() >> File >> "/Users/adnan/web2py-dev-branch8/applications/dev_thanemobile/controllers/default.py", >> >> line 43, in test_pmt >> paymentech.do_request(xml_string) >> File "applications/dev_thanemobile/modules/paymentech.py", line 46, in >> do_request >> webservice.endheaders() >> File >> "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", >> >> line 937, in endheaders >> File >> "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", >> >> line 797, in _send_output >> File >> "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", >> >> line 759, in send >> File >> "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", >> >> line 1140, in connect >> File >> "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/socket.py", >> >> line 553, in create_connection >> *gaierror: [Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known* >> >>
