[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): Issue #13211: Add .reason attribute to HTTPError to implement parent class
jason.coombs
python-checkins at python.org
Sat Dec 3 15:46:11 CET 2011
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/ee94b89f65ab
changeset: 73822:ee94b89f65ab
branch: 2.7
parent: 73815:6e03ab9950f6
user: Jason R. Coombs <jaraco at jaraco.com>
date: Mon Nov 07 10:44:25 2011 -0500
summary:
Issue #13211: Add .reason attribute to HTTPError to implement parent class (URLError) interface.
files:
Lib/test/test_urllib2.py | 11 +++++++++++
Lib/urllib2.py | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_urllib2.py b/Lib/test/test_urllib2.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_urllib2.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_urllib2.py
@@ -1318,6 +1318,17 @@
req = Request(url)
self.assertEqual(req.get_full_url(), url)
+def test_HTTPError_interface():
+ """
+ Issue 13211 reveals that HTTPError didn't implement the URLError
+ interface even though HTTPError is a subclass of URLError.
+
+ >>> err = urllib2.HTTPError(msg='something bad happened', url=None, code=None, hdrs=None, fp=None)
+ >>> assert hasattr(err, 'reason')
+ >>> err.reason
+ 'something bad happened'
+ """
+
def test_main(verbose=None):
from test import test_urllib2
test_support.run_doctest(test_urllib2, verbose)
diff --git a/Lib/urllib2.py b/Lib/urllib2.py
--- a/Lib/urllib2.py
+++ b/Lib/urllib2.py
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@
def __str__(self):
return 'HTTP Error %s: %s' % (self.code, self.msg)
+ # since URLError specifies a .reason attribute, HTTPError should also
+ # provide this attribute. See issue13211 fo discussion.
+ @property
+ def reason(self):
+ return self.msg
+
# copied from cookielib.py
_cut_port_re = re.compile(r":\d+$")
def request_host(request):
--
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