def main(request, response): if request.auth.username == 'usr' and request.auth.password == 'secret': response.headers.set('Content-type', 'text/plain') content = "" else: response.status = 401 response.headers.set('Status', '401 Authorization required') response.headers.set('WWW-Authenticate', 'Basic realm="test"') content = 'User name/password wrong or not given: ' content += "%s\n%s" % (request.auth.username, request.auth.password) return content