(CkPython) HTTPS GET URL with URL Encoded Query Params

Creates a URL with URL encoded query params, and sends an HTTPS GET to the URL.

Chilkat Python Downloads install with pip pip3 install chilkat or download... Python Module for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

import sys
import chilkat

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

# Create a URL with URL-encoded query params.
sbUrl = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
sbUrl.Append("https://www.example.com/something?")

# If we know a query param value does not have any special chars requiring URL encoding,
# just add it.  In this case, there is no need to URL encode "123" because "123" url encoded is still just "123".
sbUrl.Append("abc=123&xyz=")

sbValue = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
sbValue.Append("this is a test")

sbUrl.Append("msg=")
sbUrl.Append(sbValue.getEncoded("url","utf-8"))

# sbUrl contains:  https://www.example.com/something?abc=123&xyz=msg=this%20is%20a%20test
print(sbUrl.getAsString())

# Send the GET request and get the response body, which is assumed to be text of some sort (HTML, XML, JSON, etc.)
# (Chilkat automatically decompresses gzipped responses)
http = chilkat.CkHttp()
responseBody = http.quickGetStr(sbUrl.getAsString())
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == False):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

print("Response Body:")
print(responseBody)