[Python-checkins] r78458 - in python/branches/release26-maint: Doc/library/urllib.rst

[senthil.kumaran]

Author: senthil.kumaran
Date: Fri Feb 26 01:49:45 2010
New Revision: 78458

Log:
Merged revisions 78457 via svnmerge from 
svn+ssh://pythondev@svn.python.org/python/trunk

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  r78457 | senthil.kumaran | 2010-02-26 06:17:05 +0530 (Fri, 26 Feb 2010) | 3 lines
  
  Fixing issue5475 : urllib2.getproxies not documented
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Modified:
   python/branches/release26-maint/   (props changed)
   python/branches/release26-maint/Doc/library/urllib.rst

Modified: python/branches/release26-maint/Doc/library/urllib.rst
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--- python/branches/release26-maint/Doc/library/urllib.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/release26-maint/Doc/library/urllib.rst	Fri Feb 26 01:49:45 2010
@@ -265,6 +265,15 @@
    to decode *path*.
 
 
+.. function:: getproxies()
+
+   This helper function returns a dictionary of scheme to proxy server URL
+   mappings. It scans the environment for variables named ``<scheme>_proxy``
+   for all operating systems first, and when it cannot find it, looks for proxy
+   information from Mac OSX System Configuration for Mac OS X and Windows
+   Systems Registry for Windows.
+
+
 URL Opener objects
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