[issue18914] Confusing documentation in the urllib2 HOWTO

[Michael Foord]

Michael Foord added the comment:

As David explained, the linked article *explains* basic auth as well as showing how to use the standard library support. I think the article is still of some value, it has certainly been useful to many people.

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resolution:  -> wont fix
stage:  -> committed/rejected
status: open -> closed

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