What is a header? Especially, what are POST@GET headers?

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Published on 2010-04-09T03:07:42Z Indexed on 2010/04/09 3:13 UTC
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Hello,

I've been trying to find a Python code that would log in to my Yahoo account from "Google App Engine". One supporter on "StackOverflow" gave me this three-step plan:

Simulate normal login and save login page that you get;
Save POST&GET headers with "Wireshark";
Compare login page with those headers and see what fields you need to include with your request;

The problem here is that I have never used "Wireshark" before. Plus, I don't know what the POST&GET headers are. Can You, please, explain it to me (preferably with some example). Thank You.

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