New submission from tom kel <tomke...@gmail.com>:
Python 3.2.2,
Here is a blokck of code from the HTTPRedirectHandler:
m = req.get_method()
if (not (code in (301, 302, 303, 307) and m in ("GET", "HEAD")
or code in (301, 302, 303) and m == "POST")):
raise HTTPError(req.full_url, code, msg, headers, fp)
# Strictly (according to RFC 2616), 301 or 302 in response to
# a POST MUST NOT cause a redirection without confirmation
# from the user (of urllib.request, in this case). In practice,
# essentially all clients do redirect in this case, so we do
# the same.
As you can see, the documentation and the implementation are contradictory.
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components: Library (Lib)
messages: 150102
nosy: tom.kel
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: urllib HTTPRedirectHandler does not implement documented behavior
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.2
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