url unshorten python code example
Example: unshorten url python
# This is for Py2k. For Py3k, use http.client and urllib.parse instead, and
# use // instead of / for the division
import httplib
import urlparse
def unshorten_url(url):
parsed = urlparse.urlparse(url)
h = httplib.HTTPConnection(parsed.netloc)
h.request('HEAD', parsed.path)
response = h.getresponse()
if response.status/100 == 3 and response.getheader('Location'):
return response.getheader('Location')
else:
return url