Stephen Pasco
Reputation: 11
check if content in remote file exists
I have a Python app that needs to check, over HTTP, if text content in a remote file exists. Is there an efficient method to do this check without downloading the entire file? Perhaps reading only the first X bytes or seeing if a word exists within the file? I'm open to all suggestions. Btw, I have to perform this check on numerous files at the same time.
Upvotes: 1
Views: 285
Answers (1)
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Reputation: 798774
urlgrabber supports both keepalive (for multiple files on the same server) and ranges (for reading from the middle of a file). Both features are dependent on server support though.
Upvotes: 4
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