Subject: python2.5 urllib/urllib2: HTTPS over (Squid) Proxy fails Package: python2.5 Version: 2.5.2-15 Severity: normal Tags: patch
python2.5 urllib2 fails to reach https website behind a proxy because it does not use the command 'CONNECT'. This bug has been reported upstream, and a patch is available upstream: http://bugs.python.org/issue1424152 Applying the patch http-tunnel-urllib fixes my problem: cat http-tunnel-urllib | (cd /usr/lib/python2.5/ ; sudo patch -p1) -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages python2.5 depends on: ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.5-1 high-quality block-sorting file co ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libdb4.5 4.5.20-13 Berkeley v4.5 Database Libraries [ ii libncursesw5 5.7+20090124-1 shared libraries for terminal hand ii libreadline5 5.2-3.1 GNU readline and history libraries ii libsqlite3-0 3.5.9-6 SQLite 3 shared library ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-15 SSL shared libraries ii mime-support 3.44-1 MIME files 'mime.types' & 'mailcap ii python2.5-minimal 2.5.2-15 A minimal subset of the Python lan python2.5 recommends no packages. Versions of packages python2.5 suggests: pn python-profiler <none> (no description available) pn python2.5-doc <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information
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