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Document the limitation that urllib does not work with proxies which

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require authenication.  This is an implementation limitation rather than
required behavior, and may be fixed in the future.

This closes SourceForge bug #111725.
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Fred Drake 2000-08-31 17:23:35 +00:00
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@ -62,11 +62,12 @@ If the \var{url} uses the \file{http:} scheme identifier, the optional
must in standard \file{application/x-www-form-urlencoded} format;
see the \function{urlencode()} function below.
The \function{urlopen()} function works transparently with proxies.
In a \UNIX{} or Windows environment, set the \envvar{http_proxy},
\envvar{ftp_proxy} or \envvar{gopher_proxy} environment variables to a
URL that identifies the proxy server before starting the Python
interpreter. For example (the \character{\%} is the command prompt):
The \function{urlopen()} function works transparently with proxies
whicd do not require authentication. In a \UNIX{} or Windows
environment, set the \envvar{http_proxy}, \envvar{ftp_proxy} or
\envvar{gopher_proxy} environment variables to a URL that identifies
the proxy server before starting the Python interpreter. For example
(the \character{\%} is the command prompt):
\begin{verbatim}
% http_proxy="http://www.someproxy.com:3128"
@ -78,6 +79,9 @@ interpreter. For example (the \character{\%} is the command prompt):
In a Macintosh environment, \function{urlopen()} will retrieve proxy
information from Internet\index{Internet Config} Config.
Proxies which require authentication for use are not currently
supported; this is considered an implementation limitation.
The \function{urlopen()} function works transparently with proxies.
In a \UNIX{} or Windows environment, set the \envvar{http_proxy},
\envvar{ftp_proxy} or \envvar{gopher_proxy} environment variables to a