How to check if the url redirect to another url using Python

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I want to check whether the target url will be redirected after visiting. I thought I could do something like this:

req = urllib2.Request(url=url, headers=headers)
resp = urllib2.urlopen(req, timeout=3)
code = resp.code
if code == '200': # valid
else: # not valid

But it does not work since even if the url redirects, I still get 200. Can anyone help me with this plz?

`resp.geturl()` will give you the final url. You can compare your original url with the final url and detect a redirect. — sisanared, Apr 15 '17 at 07:01
req = urllib2.Request(starturl, datagen, headers) res = urllib2.urlopen(req) finalurl = res.geturl() — RïshïKêsh Kümar, Apr 15 '17 at 07:02
Possible duplicate of [How to get the URL of a redirect with Python](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4902523/how-to-get-the-url-of-a-redirect-with-python) — RïshïKêsh Kümar, Apr 15 '17 at 07:05

sisanared · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-15T09:07:36.550

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Just to elaborate on my comment:

req = urllib2.Request(url=url, headers=headers)
resp = urllib2.urlopen(req, timeout=3)
redirected = resp.geturl() != url # redirected will be a boolean True/False

edited Apr 15 '17 at 09:07

answered Apr 15 '17 at 07:04

sisanared

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How to check if the url redirect to another url using Python

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