<filename>stream_response.py
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# credit to  obskyr on github
# https://gist.github.com/obskyr/b9d4b4223e7eaf4eedcd9defabb34f13

import requests
from io import BytesIO, SEEK_SET, SEEK_END

class ResponseStream(object):
    def __init__(self, request_iterator):
        self._bytes = BytesIO()
        self._iterator = request_iterator

    def _load_all(self):
        self._bytes.seek(0, SEEK_END)
        for chunk in self._iterator:
            self._bytes.write(chunk)

    def _load_until(self, goal_position):
        current_position = self._bytes.seek(0, SEEK_END)
        while current_position < goal_position:
            try:
                current_position = self._bytes.write(next(self._iterator))
            except StopIteration:
                break

    def tell(self):
        return self._bytes.tell()

    def read(self, size=None):
        left_off_at = self._bytes.tell()
        if size is None:
            self._load_all()
        else:
            goal_position = left_off_at + size
            self._load_until(goal_position)

        self._bytes.seek(left_off_at)
        return self._bytes.read(size)
    
    def seek(self, position, whence=SEEK_SET):
        if whence == SEEK_END:
            self._load_all()
        else:
            self._bytes.seek(position, whence)

<filename>stream_response.py
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# credit to  obskyr on github
# https://gist.github.com/obskyr/b9d4b4223e7eaf4eedcd9defabb34f13

import requests
from io import BytesIO, SEEK_SET, SEEK_END

class ResponseStream(object):
    def __init__(self, request_iterator):
        self._bytes = BytesIO()
        self._iterator = request_iterator

    def _load_all(self):
        self._bytes.seek(0, SEEK_END)
        for chunk in self._iterator:
            self._bytes.write(chunk)

    def _load_until(self, goal_position):
        current_position = self._bytes.seek(0, SEEK_END)
        while current_position < goal_position:
            try:
                current_position = self._bytes.write(next(self._iterator))
            except StopIteration:
                break

    def tell(self):
        return self._bytes.tell()

    def read(self, size=None):
        left_off_at = self._bytes.tell()
        if size is None:
            self._load_all()
        else:
            goal_position = left_off_at + size
            self._load_until(goal_position)

        self._bytes.seek(left_off_at)
        return self._bytes.read(size)
    
    def seek(self, position, whence=SEEK_SET):
        if whence == SEEK_END:
            self._load_all()
        else:
            self._bytes.seek(position, whence)

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # credit to  obskyr on github # https://gist.github.com/obskyr/b9d4b4223e7eaf4eedcd9defabb34f13