httptools

library0.7.1pypypi✓ verified 52d ago

A Python binding for the Node.js HTTP parser, providing fast and efficient HTTP parsing capabilities. Current version: 0.7.1. Maintained actively with regular updates.

http-networking web-framework

pip install httptools

github ↗package ↗

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v0.8.0 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.925 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.014s · 18.9MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.925 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 1.6s · import 0.012s · 20MB

17MB installed

● package 17MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

HttpRequestParser

✓ from httptools import HttpRequestParser

Ensure correct import path to access the HttpRequestParser class.

A basic example demonstrating how to import and use the HttpRequestParser class from httptools.

from httptools import HttpRequestParser # Initialize the parser with a protocol object parser = HttpRequestParser(protocol) # Feed data to the parser parser.feed(data) # Access parsed data parsed_data = parser.get_parsed_data()

Debug

Known issues

breakingPython 3.8 is no longer supported; Python 3.9 or higher is required.

fix

Upgrade to Python 3.9 or later.

affects: <0.7.0

breakingThe 'protocol' object passed to HttpRequestParser must be defined and then have the required methods implemented.

fix

Ensure the 'protocol' object is defined and instantiated before being passed to HttpRequestParser, and that it implements all necessary methods as per httptools documentation.

affects: all

breakingThe 'protocol' variable is not defined before being passed to HttpRequestParser.

fix

Define and initialize the 'protocol' object before passing it to HttpRequestParser.

affects: all

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'httptools'

The `httptools` library is not installed in the Python environment where the code is being run.

fix

Install the library using pip: `pip install httptools`

ERROR: Failed building wheel for httptools

This error typically occurs during installation, especially on Windows, because `httptools` is a C extension and requires a C++ compiler (like Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools) to build from source if a pre-built wheel is not available for your specific Python version and operating system.

fix

Ensure you have the necessary C++ build tools installed (e.g., Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools on Windows). Alternatively, try installing within a virtual environment or using a package manager like conda: `conda install -c conda-forge httptools`

TypeError: 'str' does not have the buffer interface

This error can occur when `httptools` parser methods, such as `feed_data`, expect byte-like objects but receive a string instead.

fix

Ensure that the data being fed to `httptools` parser methods is a byte string (e.g., `b'GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n'`) rather than a regular string.

httptools.HttpParserInvalidURLError

This error indicates that the HTTP parser encountered a malformed or invalid URL within the HTTP request or response it was trying to process.

fix

Validate the incoming HTTP request or response data, specifically the URL, to ensure it conforms to HTTP specifications before passing it to the `httptools` parser.

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Version history

0.8.0latest on PyPI

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/MagicStack/httptools ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/httptools/ ↗