[ python-Bugs-1462706 ] urllib2 bails if the localhost doens't have a fqdn hostname

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Bugs item #1462706, was opened at 2006-04-01 15:40
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Category: Python Library
Group: None
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Fixed
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Matt Fleming (splitscreen)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: urllib2 bails if the localhost doens't have a fqdn hostname

Initial Comment:
When running the test suite I ran into a similar
problem to bug #1257988.

in the FileHandler class's get_names() method should be
wrapped in a try, except block because it shouldn't
assume that the localhost has a fqdn hostname.

Attached is a minimal diff against trunk r43542.

Matt

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>Comment By: Georg Brandl (gbrandl)
Date: 2006-04-02 20:37

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Fixed in rev. 43552.

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Comment By: John J Lee (jjlee)
Date: 2006-04-01 22:35

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This fixes the test failure and is safe.  I don't know if a
more sophisticated patch is possible, but if nobody comes up
with one, I think this should be applied (as happened with
#1257988).

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