Why am I getting this error in python ? (httplib)

Question

if theurl.startswith(\"http://\"): theurl = theurl[7:]
    head = theurl[:theurl.find(\'/\')]
    tail = theurl[theurl.find(\'/\'):]
response_code = 0
import httplib         


        

Answer 1

Are you using a proxy?

If so, perhaps the proxy server is rejecting HEAD requests.

Do you get the same problem if you issue a GET request? If GET works I'd suspect that there is a proxy in your way.

You can see what's going on in more detail by calling conn.set_debuglevel(1) prior to calling conn.request(...).