diff --git a/netlib/http_status.py b/netlib/http_status.py
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+
+CONTINUE                        = 100
+SWITCHING                       = 101
+OK                              = 200
+CREATED                         = 201
+ACCEPTED                        = 202
+NON_AUTHORITATIVE_INFORMATION   = 203
+NO_CONTENT                      = 204
+RESET_CONTENT                   = 205
+PARTIAL_CONTENT                 = 206
+MULTI_STATUS                    = 207
+
+MULTIPLE_CHOICE                 = 300
+MOVED_PERMANENTLY               = 301
+FOUND                           = 302
+SEE_OTHER                       = 303
+NOT_MODIFIED                    = 304
+USE_PROXY                       = 305
+TEMPORARY_REDIRECT              = 307
+
+BAD_REQUEST                     = 400
+UNAUTHORIZED                    = 401
+PAYMENT_REQUIRED                = 402
+FORBIDDEN                       = 403
+NOT_FOUND                       = 404
+NOT_ALLOWED                     = 405
+NOT_ACCEPTABLE                  = 406
+PROXY_AUTH_REQUIRED             = 407
+REQUEST_TIMEOUT                 = 408
+CONFLICT                        = 409
+GONE                            = 410
+LENGTH_REQUIRED                 = 411
+PRECONDITION_FAILED             = 412
+REQUEST_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE        = 413
+REQUEST_URI_TOO_LONG            = 414
+UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE          = 415
+REQUESTED_RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE = 416
+EXPECTATION_FAILED              = 417
+
+INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR           = 500
+NOT_IMPLEMENTED                 = 501
+BAD_GATEWAY                     = 502
+SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE             = 503
+GATEWAY_TIMEOUT                 = 504
+HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED      = 505
+INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE_SPACE      = 507
+NOT_EXTENDED                    = 510
+
+RESPONSES = {
+    # 100
+    CONTINUE: "Continue",
+    SWITCHING: "Switching Protocols",
+
+    # 200
+    OK: "OK",
+    CREATED: "Created",
+    ACCEPTED: "Accepted",
+    NON_AUTHORITATIVE_INFORMATION: "Non-Authoritative Information",
+    NO_CONTENT: "No Content",
+    RESET_CONTENT: "Reset Content.",
+    PARTIAL_CONTENT: "Partial Content",
+    MULTI_STATUS: "Multi-Status",
+
+    # 300
+    MULTIPLE_CHOICE: "Multiple Choices",
+    MOVED_PERMANENTLY: "Moved Permanently",
+    FOUND: "Found",
+    SEE_OTHER: "See Other",
+    NOT_MODIFIED: "Not Modified",
+    USE_PROXY: "Use Proxy",
+    # 306 not defined??
+    TEMPORARY_REDIRECT: "Temporary Redirect",
+
+    # 400
+    BAD_REQUEST: "Bad Request",
+    UNAUTHORIZED: "Unauthorized",
+    PAYMENT_REQUIRED: "Payment Required",
+    FORBIDDEN: "Forbidden",
+    NOT_FOUND: "Not Found",
+    NOT_ALLOWED: "Method Not Allowed",
+    NOT_ACCEPTABLE: "Not Acceptable",
+    PROXY_AUTH_REQUIRED: "Proxy Authentication Required",
+    REQUEST_TIMEOUT: "Request Time-out",
+    CONFLICT: "Conflict",
+    GONE: "Gone",
+    LENGTH_REQUIRED: "Length Required",
+    PRECONDITION_FAILED: "Precondition Failed",
+    REQUEST_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE: "Request Entity Too Large",
+    REQUEST_URI_TOO_LONG: "Request-URI Too Long",
+    UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE: "Unsupported Media Type",
+    REQUESTED_RANGE_NOT_SATISFIABLE: "Requested Range not satisfiable",
+    EXPECTATION_FAILED: "Expectation Failed",
+
+    # 500
+    INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR: "Internal Server Error",
+    NOT_IMPLEMENTED: "Not Implemented",
+    BAD_GATEWAY: "Bad Gateway",
+    SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE: "Service Unavailable",
+    GATEWAY_TIMEOUT: "Gateway Time-out",
+    HTTP_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED: "HTTP Version not supported",
+    INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE_SPACE: "Insufficient Storage Space",
+    NOT_EXTENDED: "Not Extended"
+}