[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-472646 ] Cookie.py and : in key (original) (raw)

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Bugs item #472646, was opened at 2001-10-18 21:18 You can respond by visiting: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=472646&group_id=5470

Category: Python Library Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Barry Warsaw (bwarsaw) Assigned to: Fred L. Drake, Jr. (fdrake) Summary: Cookie.py and : in key

Initial Comment: An older version of Cookie.py that I used in Mailman allowed : (colon) in the keys. The version that's in Python right now does not. The question comes down to whether Cookie.py should be a strict interpretation of RFCs 2109 and 2068 (which appears to mandate such keys be enclosed in quotes) or a looser interpretation.

On the one hand, it shouldn't allow you to break the standards, but OTOH most browsers allow this, and besides, it's entirely possible that you'll get ill-conformant cookie data. Be liberal in what you accept and strict in what you generate.

Here's the thread in python-dev:

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2001-October/017722.html

Mostly I'm submitting this bug so it doesn't get buried in my inbox. Posted patch is attached.

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