urllib.request.urlopen(data_uri).file are closed automatically when the response is not hold by a variable
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Description
Bug report
Opening a data uri with urllib.request.urlopen and read it directly will result in I/O operation on closed file..
Errored example:
from urllib.request import urlopen
url = 'data:text/plain,hello world'
print(urlopen(url).file.read())
"""
Output:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/maple3142/tmp/xa.py", line 4, in <module>
print(urlopen(url).file.read())
ValueError: I/O operation on closed file.
"""
Normal example:
from urllib.request import urlopen
url = 'data:text/plain,hello world'
resp = urlopen(url)
print(resp.file.read())
"""
Output:
b'hello world'
"""
Your environment
- CPython versions tested on: 3.8.11, 3.10.4
- Operating system and architecture: Arch Linux on WSL2 on Windows 10 x64
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the two urllib.request.urlopen examples, then inspect the data-URI handling behind that entry point. Done means the direct chained .file.read() call works without a closed-file error while the existing stored-response example remains correct, with a regression test for the behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
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