SF patch #490515 (Joe A) urllib.open_https() protocol issue

gvanrossum · gvanrossum · commit b931bf3c5561 · 2001-12-08T17:09:07.000Z
open_http(): In urllib.py library module, URLopener.open_https() returns a class instance of addinfourl() with its self.url property missing the protocol. Instead of "https://www.someurl.com", it becomes "://www.someurl.com".
diff --git a/Lib/urllib.py b/Lib/urllib.py
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ def open_https(self, url, data=None):
             errcode, errmsg, headers = h.getreply()
             fp = h.getfile()
             if errcode == 200:
-                return addinfourl(fp, headers, url)
+                return addinfourl(fp, headers, "https:" + url)
             else:
                 if data is None:
                     return self.http_error(url, fp, errcode, errmsg, headers)
