ndg_httpsclient

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ndg_httpsclient
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Description
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This is a library to enable urllib2 to be used with SSL sockets from pyOpenSSL
instead of the built in ssl library. A script is provided to exercise it:

ndg_httpclient::
- Utility to fetch data using HTTP or HTTPS GET from a specified URL.

Prerequisites
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This has been developed and tested for Python 2.6 (compiled with HTTPS support).
pyOpenSSL


Installation
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Installation can be performed using easy_install, e.g.::
easy_install ndg_httpsclient-0.1.0-py2.6.egg

Running ndg_httpclient
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Parameter::
url The URL of the resource to be fetched

Options::
-h, --help Show help message and exit.
-c FILE, --certificate=FILE
Certificate file - defaults to $HOME/credentials.pem
-k FILE, --private-key=FILE
Private key file - defaults to the certificate file
-t DIR, --ca-certificate-dir=DIR
Trusted CA certificate file directory.
-d, --debug Print debug information - this may be useful in
solving problems with HTTP or HTTPS access to a
server.
-f FILE, --fetch=FILE Output file
-n, --no-verify-peer Skip verification of peer certificate..