README.rst

hpack: HTTP/2 Header Encoding for Python

This module contains a pure-Python HTTP/2 header encoding (HPACK) logic for use in Python programs that implement HTTP/2.

Documentation

Documentation is available at https://hpack.readthedocs.io .

Quickstart:

from hpack import Encoder, Decoder

headers = [
    (':method', 'GET'),
    (':path', '/jimiscool/'),
    ('X-Some-Header', 'some_value'),
]

e = Encoder()
encoded_bytes = e.encode(headers)

d = Decoder()
decoded_headers = d.decode(encoded_bytes)

Contributing

hpack welcomes contributions from anyone! Unlike many other projects we are happy to accept cosmetic contributions and small contributions, in addition to large feature requests and changes.

Before you contribute (either by opening an issue or filing a pull request), please read the contribution guidelines.

License

hpack is made available under the MIT License. For more details, see the LICENSE file in the repository.

Authors

hpack is maintained by Cory Benfield, with contributions from others. For more details about the contributors, please see CONTRIBUTORS.rst.