django1/django/http/utils.py

"""
Functions that modify an HTTP request or response in some way.
"""

# This group of functions are run as part of the response handling, after
# everything else, including all response middleware. Think of them as
# "compulsory response middleware". Be careful about what goes here, because
# it's a little fiddly to override this behavior, so they should be truly
# universally applicable.


def conditional_content_removal(request, response):
    """
    Removes the content of responses for HEAD requests, 1xx, 204 and 304
    responses. Ensures compliance with RFC 2616, section 4.3.
    """
    if 100 <= response.status_code < 200 or response.status_code in (204, 304):
        if response.streaming:
            response.streaming_content = []
        else:
            response.content = b''
        response['Content-Length'] = '0'
    if request.method == 'HEAD':
        if response.streaming:
            response.streaming_content = []
        else:
            response.content = b''
    return response