[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Doc/lib libxmlrpclib.tex,1.10,1.11
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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv4346/Doc/lib
Modified Files:
libxmlrpclib.tex
Log Message:
add support for basic authentication, based on patch #624180
by Phillip J. Eby
Index: libxmlrpclib.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libxmlrpclib.tex,v
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*** libxmlrpclib.tex 19 Oct 2002 20:22:56 -0000 1.10
--- libxmlrpclib.tex 22 Oct 2002 18:23:00 -0000 1.11
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fourth argument is a debugging flag.
+ Both the HTTP and HTTPS transports support the URL syntax extension for
+ HTTP Basic Authorization: \code{http://user:pass@host:port/path}. The
+ \code{user:pass} portion will be base64-encoded as an HTTP `Authorization'
+ header, and sent to the remote server as part of the connection process
+ when invoking an XML-RPC method. You only need to use this if the
+ remote server requires a Basic Authentication user and password.
+
The returned instance is a proxy object with methods that can be used
to invoke corresponding RPC calls on the remote server. If the remote