http_request.py

httpRequest = """
GET /index.html HTTP/1.1
Accept-Encoding: identity
Host: #Your IP Address
Connection: close
User-Agent: Python


"""
try:
  #Create the socket
  s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
  #Set timeout to some seconds, 2 in this case. Don't wait forever if server doesn't respond.
  s.settimeout(2)
  #Connect to your host
  s.connect(("google.com",80))
  #Send HTTP request
  s.send(httpRequest)
  #Get the response
  data = (s.recv(4096))
  #Enjoy your response!
  print data
  #Close the socket when done
  s.close()
except Exception, e:
  print "Error communicating with host.", sys.exc_info()[0]
  sys.exit(2)