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(BAN-B310) Audit required: Use of an insecure method method from `urllib` detected

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Description

## Description
`urllib` not only opens `http://` or `https://` URLs, but also `ftp://` and `file://`. With this, it might be possible to open local files on the executing machine which might be a security risk if the URL to open can be manipulated by an external user.

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