When reusing an handler, urllib(2)'s digest authentication fails after multiple regative replies

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
15/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
networking, security

Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked PR gh-153646 and the uploaded test_urllib2.py file, then inspect the current urllib implementation and its authentication tests. Done means digest authentication continues to work when a handler is reused after multiple negative replies.

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Description

stdlib type-bug
BPO 9698
Nosy @orsenthil, @spaceone
Files
  • test_urllib2.py
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title = "When reusing an handler, urllib(2)'s digest authentication fails after multiple regative replies"
updated_at = <Date 2019-03-15.22:16:19.917>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/LuciStanescu'

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