[issue19494] Add urllib2.HTTPBasicPriorAuthHandler for use with APIs that don't return 401 errors

[Nick Coghlan]

Nick Coghlan added the comment:

Updated the issue title to reflect the current state of the proposal - adding a new Handler class for use when you want to send the auth details unconditionally, rather than requiring that the server send a 401 response before resubmitting the request with authentication attached.

The use of a separate class addresses the concerns around sending credentials unconditionally, and the restriction to 3.5+ matches the general conclusion that it's a new feature.

I'll commit this shortly (just making sure my local build environment is properly configured after upgrading to the F21 beta release).

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title: urllib2.HTTPBasicAuthHandler (or urllib.request.HTTPBasicAuthHandler) doesn't work with GitHub API v3 and similar -> Add urllib2.HTTPBasicPriorAuthHandler for use with APIs that don't return 401 errors

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