Python httplib ResponseNotReady

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I'm writing a REST client for elgg using python, and even when the request succeeds, I get this in response:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "testclient.py", line 94, in <module>
    result = sendMessage(token, h1)
  File "testclient.py", line 46, in sendMessage
    res = h1.getresponse().read()
  File "C:\Python25\lib\httplib.py", line 918, in getresponse
    raise ResponseNotReady()
httplib.ResponseNotReady

Looking at the header, I see ('content-length', '5749'), so I know there is a page there, but I can't use .read() to see it because the exception comes up. What does ResponseNotReady mean and why can't I see the content that was returned?

httplib rest http python
6 Answers

This can also occur if a firewall blocks the connection.

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Unable to add comment to @Bokeh 's answer; as I do not have the requisite reputation yet on this platform.

So, adding as answer: Bokeh's answer worked for me.

I was trying to pipeline multiple requests sequentially over the same connection object. For few of the responses I wanted to process the response later, hence missed to read the response.

From my experience, I second Bokeh's answer:

response.read() is a must after each request. Even if you wish to process response or not.

From my standpoint this question would have been incomplete without Bokeh's answer. Thanks @Bokeh

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