[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): Issue #8035: urllib: Fix a bug where the client could remain stuck after a

[charles-francois.natali]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/038616802b65
changeset:   74033:038616802b65
branch:      2.7
parent:      74030:2863470caebb
user:        Charles-François Natali <neologix at free.fr>
date:        Sun Dec 18 15:52:48 2011 +0100
summary:
  Issue #8035: urllib: Fix a bug where the client could remain stuck after a
redirection or an error.

files:
  Lib/urllib.py |  2 --
  Misc/NEWS     |  3 +++
  2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Lib/urllib.py b/Lib/urllib.py
--- a/Lib/urllib.py
+++ b/Lib/urllib.py
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@
 
     def http_error_default(self, url, fp, errcode, errmsg, headers):
         """Default error handler: close the connection and raise IOError."""
-        void = fp.read()
         fp.close()
         raise IOError, ('http error', errcode, errmsg, headers)
 
@@ -640,7 +639,6 @@
             newurl = headers['uri']
         else:
             return
-        void = fp.read()
         fp.close()
         # In case the server sent a relative URL, join with original:
         newurl = basejoin(self.type + ":" + url, newurl)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #8035: urllib: Fix a bug where the client could remain stuck after a
+  redirection or an error.
+
 - Issue #4625: If IDLE cannot write to its recent file or breakpoint
   files, display a message popup and continue rather than crash.
   (original patch by Roger Serwy)

-- 
Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython