http://code.google.com/p/httplib2/
http://httplib2.googlecode.com/hg/doc/html/index.html
A comprehensive HTTP client library in Python
HTTP and HTTPS
HTTPS support is only available if the socket module was compiled with SSL support.
Keep-Alive
Supports HTTP 1.1 Keep-Alive, keeping the socket open and performing multiple requests over the same connection if possible.
Authentication
The following types of HTTP Authentication are supported. These can be used over both HTTP and HTTPS.
http://httplib2.googlecode.com/hg/doc/html/index.html
A comprehensive HTTP client library in Python
HTTP and HTTPS
HTTPS support is only available if the socket module was compiled with SSL support.
Keep-Alive
Supports HTTP 1.1 Keep-Alive, keeping the socket open and performing multiple requests over the same connection if possible.
Authentication
The following types of HTTP Authentication are supported. These can be used over both HTTP and HTTPS.