example_client.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys
port = int(sys.argv[1])
import requests
s = requests.session()

base_url = 'http://localhost:%d' % port

print '-------- request /old'

r = s.get(base_url + '/old')

print '-------- redirection path'

print [h.headers['location'] for h in r.history]

print '-------- 3 more /old requests'
for i in range(3):
    r = s.get('http://localhost:8000/old')

print '-------- requesting /new'
r = s.get(base_url + '/new')
print '-------- requesting /newer'
r = s.get(base_url + '/newer')
print '-------- requesting /newest'
r = s.get(base_url + '/newest')

print '-------- bye'