401 - Unauthorized: Access is denied due to invalid credentials python

Question

import urllib2
proxy = urllib2.ProxyHandler({ "http" : "http:proxyIp1", "https" : "proxyIp2"})
opener = urllib2.build_opener(proxy)
urllib2.install_opener(opener)
try:
    a = urllib2.urlopen("corporate internal link")#, proxies=proxy)
    b = a.read()
except urllib2.HTTPError as e:
    error = e.read() # this will be your error message
    print error

This gives an error:

401 - Unauthorized: Access is denied due to invalid credentials.

I know that i have to give "username" and "password" but can any1 tell how i can give the credentials in this case?? Thanks

See this -> http://stackoverflow.com/a/4188709/1171280 – Alberto Megía Jul 02 '13 at 12:30 — Alberto Megía, Jul 02 '13 at 12:30

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 02 '13 at 13:06

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Source : http://docs.python.org/2/library/urllib2.html Check "Use of Basic HTTP Authentication"

Read about add_password method here

proxy_handler = urllib2.ProxyHandler({'http': 'http://www.example.com:3128/'})
proxy_auth_handler = urllib2.ProxyBasicAuthHandler()
proxy_auth_handler.add_password('realm', 'host', 'username', 'password')

opener = urllib2.build_opener(proxy_handler, proxy_auth_handler)
# This time, rather than install the OpenerDirector, we use it directly:
opener.open('http://www.example.com/login.html')

answered Jul 02 '13 at 13:06

thefourtheye

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thanks a lot..Could u please tell me where do i find this "realm"?? – Sangamesh Jul 02 '13 at 13:23
Normally its your domain name. – thefourtheye Jul 02 '13 at 13:28
Clarification : for example I have a link "http://www.abc.def.corp:1234", then in this case realm=? host=? username="My username through which I log on to my system" password= ""My password through which I log on to my system""...Is this true?.. – Sangamesh Jul 02 '13 at 13:38
is there anyway other than hardcoding username and password? – anandhu Aug 12 '20 at 02:26

401 - Unauthorized: Access is denied due to invalid credentials python

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