Parse an HTTP request Authorization header with Python

Question

I need to take a header like this:

 Authorization: Digest qop=\"chap\",
     realm=\"testrealm@host.com\",
     username=\"Foobear\",
     response=\"6629fae         


        

Answer 1

You can also use urllib2 as CheryPy does.

here is the snippet:

input= """
 Authorization: Digest qop="chap",
     realm="testrealm@host.com",
     username="Foobear",
     response="6629fae49393a05397450978507c4ef1",
     cnonce="5ccc069c403ebaf9f0171e9517f40e41"
"""
import urllib2
field, sep, value = input.partition("Authorization: Digest ")
if value:
    items = urllib2.parse_http_list(value)
    opts = urllib2.parse_keqv_list(items)
    opts['protocol'] = 'Digest'
    print opts

it outputs:

{'username': 'Foobear', 'protocol': 'Digest', 'qop': 'chap', 'cnonce': '5ccc069c403ebaf9f0171e9517f40e41', 'realm': 'testrealm@host.com', 'response': '6629fae49393a05397450978507c4ef1'}