[Python-checkins] cpython: Issue #18978: Update docs to reflect explicitly the ability to set the

[jason.coombs]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/7f13d5ecf71f
changeset:   85787:7f13d5ecf71f
user:        Jason R. Coombs <jaraco at jaraco.com>
date:        Sun Sep 22 09:33:45 2013 -0400
summary:
  Issue #18978: Update docs to reflect explicitly the ability to set the attribute at the class level.

files:
  Doc/library/urllib.request.rst |  5 +++++
  1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst b/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst
--- a/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst
@@ -220,10 +220,15 @@
    *method* should be a string that indicates the HTTP request method that
    will be used (e.g. ``'HEAD'``).  Its value is stored in the
    :attr:`~Request.method` attribute and is used by :meth:`get_method()`.
+   Subclasses may indicate a default method by setting the
+   :attr:`~Request.method` attribute in the class itself.
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.3
       :attr:`Request.method` argument is added to the Request class.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.4
+      Default :attr:`Request.method` may be indicated at the class level.
+
 
 .. class:: OpenerDirector()
 

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