[Python-checkins] r80146 - python/trunk/Lib/urlparse.py

[Ezio Melotti]

Hi,
this should be updated in the doc as well: 
http://docs.python.org/dev/library/urlparse.html
I'll re-open #5650.

Best Regards,
Ezio Melotti

On 17/04/2010 17.30, senthil.kumaran wrote:
> Author: senthil.kumaran
> Date: Sat Apr 17 16:30:53 2010
> New Revision: 80146
>
> Log:
> Fix Issue5650 - Update the RFC List in the urlparse module.
>
>
>
> Modified:
>     python/trunk/Lib/urlparse.py
>
> Modified: python/trunk/Lib/urlparse.py
> ==============================================================================
> --- python/trunk/Lib/urlparse.py	(original)
> +++ python/trunk/Lib/urlparse.py	Sat Apr 17 16:30:53 2010
> @@ -1,7 +1,30 @@
>   """Parse (absolute and relative) URLs.
>
> -See RFC 1808: "Relative Uniform Resource Locators", by R. Fielding,
> -UC Irvine, June 1995.
> +urlparse module is based upon the following RFC specifications.
> +
> +RFC 3986 (STD66): "Uniform Resource Identifiers" by T. Berners-Lee, R. Fielding
> +and L.  Masinter, January 2005.
> +
> +RFC 2732 : "Format for Literal IPv6 Addresses in URL's by R.Hinden, B.Carpenter
> +and L.Masinter, December 1999.
> +
> +RFC2396:  "Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI)": Generic Syntax by T.
> +Berners-Lee, R. Fielding, and L. Masinter, August 1998.
> +
> +RFC2368: "The mailto URL scheme", by P.Hoffman , L Masinter, J. Zwinski, July 1998.
> +
> +RFC 1808: "Relative Uniform Resource Locators", by R. Fielding, UC Irvine, June
> +1995.
> +
> +RFC1738: "Uniform Resource Locators (URL)" by T. Berners-Lee, L. Masinter, M.
> +McCahill, December 1994
> +
> +RFC 3986 is considered the current standard and any changes to urlparse module
> +should conform to this.  urlparse module is not entirely compliant with this.
> +The defacto scenarios of parsing are considered sometimes and for backward
> +compatiblity purposes, older RFC uses of parsing are retained. The testcases in
> +test_urlparse.py provides a good indicator of parsing behavior.
> +
>   """
>
>   __all__ = ["urlparse", "urlunparse", "urljoin", "urldefrag",
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