[Python-Dev] urllib2/urllib incompatibility?

[Vinay Sajip]

Senthil Kumaran <orsenthil <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> The actual (and Valid) file:// url in your case is 'file:///tmp/hello.txt'
> And this was fine and consistent.
> 
> The extra '/' is making it in invalid url in urllib2, I think that be
> tracked as bug at least to show a consistent behaviour.  The local
> file open methods of urllib2 and urllib are different.
> 

Yes, it seems to be a bug in urllib which permits an invalid URL to pass. I came
across it by accident, I normally use urls like file://localhost/tmp/hello.txt
so I don't trip over the /// hurdles :-)

I'll raise an issue on the tracker.

Regards,

Vinay Sajip