[SOLVED] Django returns 403 error when sending a POST request

Django returns 403 error when sending a POST request

when I'm using following Python code to send a POST request to my Django website I'm getting 403: Forbidden error.

url = 'http://www.sub.example.com/'
values = { 'var': 'test' }

try:
    data = urllib.urlencode(values, doseq=True)
    req = urllib2.Request(url, data)
    response = urllib2.urlopen(req)
    the_page = response.read()
except:
    the_page = sys.exc_info()
    raise

When I'm opening any other website it works properly. example.com is Django website too, and it works properly too. I think, that's Django config problem, can anyone tell me what should I do to provide access to my script?

Solution

Does the view that you are posting to have a Django Form on it? If so, I wonder if it's giving a csrf error. I think that manifests itself as a 403. In that case, you'd need to add the {{ csrf_token }} tag. Just a thought.