[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-607789 ] urllib doesn't handle file://localhost

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Bugs item #607789, was opened at 2002-09-11 14:31
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Category: Python Library
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>Status: Closed
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Priority: 5
Submitted By: Jack Jansen (jackjansen)
Assigned to: Jack Jansen (jackjansen)
Summary: urllib doesn't handle file://localhost

Initial Comment:
Urllib handles "file:/foo" and "file:///foo" locally, but not "file://localhost/foo". The later is passed to the ftp handler, which will fail if there is no ftp server running on the system.

All other tools I've inspected handle the file://localhost/foo convention without going through ftp.

The fix is easy enough, but I thought I'd give the RFC-police a chance to look at this before I go against one of the more subtle aspects of URL semantics. Feel free to assign back to me to fix it.

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Comment By: Jack Jansen (jackjansen)
Date: 2002-09-12 22:15

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Fixed in urllib.py 1.152. Skip's suggestion to use .lower() before testing for "localhost/" did uncover a MacOSX bug, though: the lookup of "localhost" is case-sensitive:-) 

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Comment By: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum)
Date: 2002-09-11 18:06

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Strange you'd think that I'm the RFC police. :-)

I know nothing about what the RFC says about this, or
whether the RFC is relevant to best practice. I'd like to
see your patch!

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