[Python-Dev] xmlrpc via proxy for bzr and bugzilla in 2.6

[Amaury Forgeot d'Arc]

Hello,

techtonik wrote:
> With 2.6rc1 at the doors people are asking if xmlrpclib will be able
> to communicate through a proxy? It causes bzr and bugzilla tools to
> fail if used behind firewall, and there is no easy workaround for
> users.
>
> http://bugs.python.org/issue648658

It's very unlikely that such a change can be made at this stage.
There is not even a patch to review...

But the tracker seems to contains a workaround.
It seems to work without any modification of the standard library
Does it actually work? Could bzr use it?

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Amaury Forgeot d'Arc