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(Chilkat2-Python) URL Encoding Charset in POST Query ParamsDemonstrates how to control the URL encoding charset in POST query params. Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.
import sys import chilkat2 success = False # This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked. # See Global Unlock Sample for sample code. # We have the string "MÆRSK". nameWin1252Encoded = "M%E6RSK" sb = chilkat2.StringBuilder() success = sb.DecodeAndAppend(nameWin1252Encoded,"url","windows-1252") http = chilkat2.Http() # We're setting the session log filename so we can see the exact request sent. http.SessionLogFilename = "qa_output/sessionLog.txt" # First demonstrate a simple application/x-www-form-urlencoded POST req = chilkat2.HttpRequest() # Set the Charset = "utf-8" to cause URL encoding to use utf-8. req.Charset = "utf-8" req.AddParam("name",sb.GetAsString()) req.HttpVerb = "POST" req.HttpVerb = "POST" req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse() success = http.HttpReq("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something",req,resp) if (success == False): print(http.LastErrorText) sys.exit() # This is the request that is sent: # Notice that utf-8 is used in the query param (the letter 'Æ' is %C3%A6) # POST /something HTTP/1.1 # Host: www.chilkatsoft.com # Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded # Content-Length: 15 # # name=M%C3%A6RSK # --------------------------------------------------------------- # Switch to windows-1252 req.Charset = "windows-1252" req.HttpVerb = "POST" req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" success = http.HttpReq("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something",req,resp) if (success == False): print(http.LastErrorText) sys.exit() # This is the request that is sent: # Notice that windows-1252 is used in the query param (the letter 'Æ' is %E6) # POST /something HTTP/1.1 # Host: www.chilkatsoft.com # Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded # Content-Length: 12 # # name=M%E6RSK # --------------------------------------------------------------- # Let's do the same with HttpSReq, switching back to utf-8 req.Path = "/something" req.HttpVerb = "POST" req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" req.Charset = "utf-8" success = http.HttpSReq("www.chilkatsoft.com",443,True,req,resp) if (success == False): print(http.LastErrorText) sys.exit() # This is the request that is sent: # Notice that utf-8 is used in the query param (the letter 'Æ' is %C3%A6) # POST /something HTTP/1.1 # Host: www.chilkatsoft.com # Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded # Content-Length: 15 # # name=M%C3%A6RSK # --------------------------------------------------------------- # Let's do a PostXml where the query params are in the HTTP request start line, # and the Content-Type is text/xml where the body of the request is XML. req.Path = "/something" req.HttpVerb = "POST" req.ContentType = "text/xml" success = req.LoadBodyFromString("<test>123</test>","utf-8") req.Charset = "utf-8" # Remember... our request object still contains the query param added in the above call to AddParam.new HttpResponse resp; success = http.HttpSReq("www.chilkatsoft.com",443,True,req,resp) if (success == False): print(http.LastErrorText) sys.exit() # This is the request that is sent: # Notice that utf-8 is used in the query param (the letter 'Æ' is %C3%A6) # POST /something?name=M%C3%A6RSK HTTP/1.1 # Host: www.chilkatsoft.com # Content-Type: text/xml # Content-Length: 16 # # <test>123</test> |
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