[Python-Dev] Need help with urllib/urllib2 (SF bug 549151) (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Wed, 09 Jul 2003 14:24:06 -0400

Looking at my outstanding SF bugs/patches, I came across python.org/sf/549151 . John J Lee has given a good summary of what needs to be done, but I don't have time for it. Is there anyone else who can do this:

1. Apply Guido's patch for urllib.py: guido.txt. The docs are already correct.

Already done.

2. 301 in response to POST is still not redirected in urllib2. urllib2.py.patch3 fixes that (note patch3, not patch2). It also removes my Request.getmethod method (which now seems like overkill, as well as breaking the URL scheme-independence of Request). Also fixes an exception message.

Please make this the priority.

3. liburllib2.tex.patch2 updates the docs to reflect the changes in urllib2.py.patch3, rephrases a note and adds a missing method description.

4. liburllib.tex.patch2: trivial rewording of docs for clarity.

Doc updates are easy.

5. Backport above changes to 2.2 bugfix branch.

This can be put off. :-)

Thanks!

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)