[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-463286 ] Problem in urllib. No strip attribute

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Bugs item #463286, was opened at 2001-09-20 11:02
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Category: Python Library
>Group: Not a Bug
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Invalid
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Francesc Alted (falted)
>Assigned to: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum)
Summary: Problem in urllib. No strip attribute

Initial Comment:
If one make use of the urllib.urlopen method to open 
an object which is not an URL (for exemple a 
filehandler), in place of throwing a IOError 
exception, the next error appears:

   File "/usr/local/lib/python2.1/urllib.py", line 
904, in unwrap
      url = url.strip()
      AttributeError: strip

I'm using Python 2.1.1. It seems like Guido wanted to 
strip out the use of string methods in urllib, but 
the unwrap method was not tested enough.

I'm attaching a small source file which expose the 
flaw easily.

Cheers,

Francesc Alted



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>Comment By: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum)
Date: 2001-09-20 11:42

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> file = urllib.urlopen(file_handler)

This line is broken. urlopen() takes a string argument, but
file_handler (poorly chosen name) is an open file object,
not a string.

Rejecting this as a pilot error.

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