python socket GET

Sorry to waste everyone's time. I just found this solution here on Stack Overflow (just took some rewording in my Google search to find)

import socket
request = b"GET / HTTP/1.1\nHost: www.cnn.com\n\n"
s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
s.connect(("cnn.com", 80))
s.send(request)
result = s.recv(10000)
while (len(result) > 0):
    print(result)
    result = s.recv(10000)

And all of the answers were right as well about the ending \r\n\r\n however those returned 301 statuses. This solution seems to follow the redirect somehow? Anyways, this solutions worked for me

You forgot to send a blank line after your request line:

s.sendall("GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n")

Furthermore, HTTP 1.1 specifies you should add the Host header field as documented in the Host section in the HTTP 1.1 RFC.

s.sendall("GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: www.cnn.com\r\n\r\n")

Your code is almost right, but you need to send 2 \r\n sequences to satisfy the HTTP protocol.

A valid GET request will look like this (note 2 lines):

GET / HTTP/1.1

So your code should be:

s.sendall('GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n')

Further to that, there are additional headers required for valid HTTP 1.1 requests, such as Host:. You need to add them to your request, something like this:

s.sendall('''GET / HTTP/1.1
Host: cnn.com

''')