Package: python2.6 Version: 2.6.6-10 Severity: normal Class AbstractBasicAuthHandler in urllib2.py contain incorrect code. It can authenticate only 6 urls. I suggest to use this patch from python2.7 urllib.py:
--- /home/mike/urllib2.py 2011-05-31 22:56:28.186386906 +0400 +++ /usr/lib/python2.6/urllib2.py 2011-05-31 22:58:01.746386196 +0400 @@ -839,7 +839,10 @@ if mo: scheme, quote, realm = mo.groups() if scheme.lower() == 'basic': - return self.retry_http_basic_auth(host, req, realm) + response = self.retry_http_basic_auth(host, req, realm) + if response and response.code != 401: + self.retried = 0 + return response def retry_http_basic_auth(self, host, req, realm): user, pw = self.passwd.find_user_password(realm, host) -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=ru_RU.utf8, LC_CTYPE=ru_RU.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages python2.6 depends on: ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.5-6 high-quality block-sorting file co ii libc6 2.13-4 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libdb4.8 4.8.30-8 Berkeley v4.8 Database Libraries [ ii libexpat1 2.0.1-7 XML parsing C library - runtime li ii libncursesw5 5.9-1 shared libraries for terminal hand ii libreadline6 6.2-2 GNU readline and history libraries ii libsqlite3-0 3.7.6.3-1 SQLite 3 shared library ii mime-support 3.51-1 MIME files 'mime.types' & 'mailcap ii python2.6-minimal 2.6.6-10 A minimal subset of the Python lan python2.6 recommends no packages. Versions of packages python2.6 suggests: ii binutils 2.21.51.20110523-1 The GNU assembler, linker and bina ii python2.6-doc 2.6.6-10 Documentation for the high-level o pn python2.6-profiler <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org