pypac4http2 0.0.3

Python package which builds on pypac to add pac file support for httplib2 Http

pypac4http2

Python package which builds on pypac to add pac file support for httplib2 Http

This package adds proxy auto configure pac support to the httplib2 library Http classby sub-classing the class and adding a new constructor parameter for a resolver class.

Installation

pip install pypac4http2

Usage

HttpPac Class

The HttpPac class extends httplib2.Http and automatically resolves the proxy for each request using a PAC file.

from pypac4http2 import HttpPac

# Automatically discover PAC using OS settings or WPAD
http = HttpPac()
response, content = http.request("http://example.org")

# Or specify a PAC URL
http = HttpPac(pac_url="http://internal.corp/proxy.pac")
response, content = http.request("http://example.org")

CLI Tool

The package includes a CLI tool pypac4http2 to resolve proxies for a given URL.

# Resolve proxy using OS auto-discovery
pypac4http2 https://google.com

# Resolve proxy using a specific PAC URL
pypac4http2 --pac-url http://example.com/proxy.pac https://google.com

Output Example:

Proxy choice: PROXY proxy.example.com:8080
{
  "target_url": "https://google.com",
  "pac_result": "PROXY proxy.example.com:8080",
  "proxy_info": {
    "proxy_type": "HTTP",
    "proxy_host": "proxy.example.com",
    "proxy_port": 8080
  }
}