[Python-checkins] r86461 - in python/branches/release31-maint: Lib/http/client.py Lib/test/test_httplib.py Misc/NEWS

[senthil.kumaran]

Author: senthil.kumaran
Date: Sun Nov 14 04:14:52 2010
New Revision: 86461

Log:
Merged revisions 86450 via svnmerge from 
svn+ssh://pythondev@svn.python.org/python/branches/py3k

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  r86450 | senthil.kumaran | 2010-11-13 20:27:49 +0800 (Sat, 13 Nov 2010) | 3 lines
  
  Fix Issue5111 -  Wrap the Ipv6 host with [] in the Host header
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Modified:
   python/branches/release31-maint/   (props changed)
   python/branches/release31-maint/Lib/http/client.py
   python/branches/release31-maint/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
   python/branches/release31-maint/Misc/NEWS

Modified: python/branches/release31-maint/Lib/http/client.py
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/release31-maint/Lib/http/client.py	(original)
+++ python/branches/release31-maint/Lib/http/client.py	Sun Nov 14 04:14:52 2010
@@ -873,6 +873,13 @@
                         host_enc = self.host.encode("ascii")
                     except UnicodeEncodeError:
                         host_enc = self.host.encode("idna")
+
+                    # As per RFC 273, IPv6 address should be wrapped with []
+                    # when used as Host header
+
+                    if self.host.find(':') >= 0:
+                        host_enc = b'[' + host_enc + b']'
+
                     if self.port == self.default_port:
                         self.putheader('Host', host_enc)
                     else:

Modified: python/branches/release31-maint/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/release31-maint/Lib/test/test_httplib.py	(original)
+++ python/branches/release31-maint/Lib/test/test_httplib.py	Sun Nov 14 04:14:52 2010
@@ -96,6 +96,25 @@
         conn.putheader('Content-length', 42)
         self.assertTrue(b'Content-length: 42' in conn._buffer)
 
+    def test_ipv6host_header(self):
+        # Default host header on IPv6 transaction should wrapped by [] if
+        # its actual IPv6 address
+        expected = b'GET /foo HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: [2001::]:81\r\n' \
+                   b'Accept-Encoding: identity\r\n\r\n'
+        conn = client.HTTPConnection('[2001::]:81')
+        sock = FakeSocket('')
+        conn.sock = sock
+        conn.request('GET', '/foo')
+        self.assertTrue(sock.data.startswith(expected))
+
+        expected = b'GET /foo HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: [2001:102A::]\r\n' \
+                   b'Accept-Encoding: identity\r\n\r\n'
+        conn = client.HTTPConnection('[2001:102A::]')
+        sock = FakeSocket('')
+        conn.sock = sock
+        conn.request('GET', '/foo')
+        self.assertTrue(sock.data.startswith(expected))
+
 
 class BasicTest(TestCase):
     def test_status_lines(self):

Modified: python/branches/release31-maint/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/release31-maint/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/branches/release31-maint/Misc/NEWS	Sun Nov 14 04:14:52 2010
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #5111: IPv6 Host in the Header is wrapped inside [ ]. Patch by Chandru.
+
 - Issue #4471: Properly shutdown socket in IMAP.shutdown().  Patch by
   Lorenzo M. Catucci.