httplib2shim

0.0.3 verified Fri May 01 auth: no python maintenance

A wrapper over urllib3 that matches httplib2's interface, allowing users to replace httplib2 with urllib3 for better performance and compatibility. Version 0.0.3 is current; no longer actively maintained.

pip install httplib2shim

Common errors

error AttributeError: module 'httplib2shim' has no attribute 'Http' ↓

cause Incorrect import: tried to access Http as attribute of module after `import httplib2shim`.

fix

Use from httplib2shim import Http or httplib2shim.Http() directly – but import works.

error TypeError: request() got an unexpected keyword argument '**kwargs' ↓

cause The shim's request method does not accept some httplib2-specific parameters.

fix

Only pass positional args (uri, method) and body; avoid httplib2 extras like headers as keyword args.

Warnings

gotcha The shim does not fully implement all httplib2 features (e.g., caching, proxy authentication). ↓

fix Test your specific httplib2 usage; fall back to httplib2 if needed.

deprecated This library is no longer actively maintained. Last release was 2021. ↓

fix Consider migrating to urllib3 directly or using httplib2 with its own patches.

Imports

httplib2shim
```
import httplib2shim
```
Http
```
from httplib2shim import Http
```

Quickstart

Basic usage: instantiate Http and make a request.

import httplib2shim

# Replace httplib2's Http with shim
http = httplib2shim.Http()
response, content = http.request('https://www.google.com', 'GET')
print(response.status)