urllib2 needs to remove scope from IPv6 address when creating Host header

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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
networking

Research direction

Start by locating urllib2's Host-header construction for Python 2.7 and trace how IPv6 addresses are handled there. Confirm the expected handling of a scoped IPv6 address, then run the relevant urllib2 library tests. Done means the generated Host header omits the IPv6 scope while preserving the address and port.

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stdlib type-bug
BPO 23448
Nosy @gpshead, @vadmium

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assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2015-02-11.18:40:23.810>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library']
title = 'urllib2 needs to remove scope from IPv6 address when creating Host header'
updated_at = <Date 2017-01-26.21:22:28.565>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/ngierman'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2017-01-26.21:22:28.565>
actor = 'JonathanGuthrie'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2015-02-11.18:40:23.810>
creator = 'ngierman'
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issue_num = 23448
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue23448'
versions = ['Python 2.7']

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