Writing into text file on web server using urllib/urllib3

Question

I am wondering if there is a way to write into .txt file on web server using urllib or urllib3 . I tried using urllib3 POST but that doesnt do anything. Does any of these libraries have ability to write into files or do I have to use some other library?

Answer 1

It's not clear from your question, but I'm assuming that the Python code in question is not running on the web server. (Otherwise, it would be a matter of using the regular open() call.)

The answer is no, HTTP servers do not usually provide the ability to update files, and urllib does not support writing files over FTP / SCP. You will need to be either running some sort of an upload service on the server that exposes an API over HTTP (via a POST entry point or otherwise) that allows you to make requests to the server in a way that causes the file to be updated on the server's filesystem. Alternatively, you would need to use a protocol other than HTTP, such as FTP or SCP, and use an appropriate Python library for that protocol such as ftplib.