[ python-Bugs-1490929 ] urllib.retrieve's reporthook called with non-helpful value

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Bugs item #1490929, was opened at 2006-05-18 10:22
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Category: Python Library
Group: Feature Request
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Sidnei da Silva (dreamcatcher)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: urllib.retrieve's reporthook called with non-helpful value

Initial Comment:
Seems like the 'reporthook', when provided to the
'retrieve' function of urllib will be called with
(blocknumber, blocksize, totalsize).

However, the call to read() might return *less* than
'blocksize' bytes (I believe), so it should imho be
called with len(block) as the second argument instead.
Or maybe add a fourth argument 'readbytes'.

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