El siguiente ejemplo muestra cómo abrir una lata de spam utilizando el módulo spam.
>>> import Cookie >>> C = Cookie.SimpleCookie() >>> C = Cookie.SerialCookie() >>> C = Cookie.SmartCookie() >>> C = Cookie.Cookie() # Alias compatible de SmartCookie >>> C = Cookie.SmartCookie() >>> C["fig"] = "newton" #OJO N. del T. No se pueden utilizar acentos en las claves >>> C["sugar"] = "wafer" #Probablemente tampoco en los valores... >>> print C # generar cabeceras HTTP Set-Cookie: sugar=wafer; Set-Cookie: fig=newton; >>> C = Cookie.SmartCookie() >>> C["rocky"] = "road" >>> C["rocky"]["path"] = "/cookie" >>> print C.output(header="Cookie:") Cookie: rocky=road; Path=/cookie; >>> print C.output(attrs=[], header="Cookie:") Cookie: rocky=road; >>> C = Cookie.SmartCookie() >>> C.load("chips=ahoy; vienna=finger") # carga a partir de una cadena (cabecera HTTP) >>> C Set-Cookie: vienna=finger; Set-Cookie: chips=ahoy; >>> C = Cookie.SmartCookie() >>> C.load('keebler="E=everybody; L=\"Loves\"; fudge=\012;";') >>> C Set-Cookie: keebler="E=everybody; L=\"Loves\"; fudge=\012;"; >>> C = Cookie.SmartCookie() >>> C["oreo"] = "doublestuff" >>> C["oreo"]["path"] = "/" >>> C Set-Cookie: oreo="doublestuff"; Path=/; >>> C = Cookie.SmartCookie() >>> C["twix"] = "none for you" >>> C["twix"].value 'none for you' >>> C = Cookie.SimpleCookie() >>> C["number"] = 7 # equivale a C["number"] = str(7) >>> C["string"] = "seven" >>> C["number"].value '7' >>> C["string"].value 'seven' >>> C Set-Cookie: number=7; Set-Cookie: string=seven; >>> C = Cookie.SerialCookie() >>> C["number"] = 7 >>> C["string"] = "seven" >>> C["number"].value 7 >>> C["string"].value 'seven' >>> C Set-Cookie: number="I7\012."; Set-Cookie: string="S'seven'\012p1\012."; >>> C = Cookie.SmartCookie() >>> C["number"] = 7 >>> C["string"] = "seven" >>> C["number"].value 7 >>> C["string"].value 'seven' >>> C Set-Cookie: number="I7\012."; Set-Cookie: string=seven;