How to make HTTP DELETE method using urllib2?

Question

Does urllib2 support DELETE or PUT method? If yes provide with any example please. I need to use piston API.

Answer 1

Found following code from https://gist.github.com/kehr/0c282b14bfa35155deff34d3d27f8307 and it worked for me (Python 2.7.5):

import urllib2

request = urllib2.Request(uri, data=data)
request.get_method = lambda: 'DELETE'
response = urllib2.urlopen(request)