[issue8150] urllib needs ability to set METHOD for HTTP requests

Brian Curtin added the comment: Closing as duplicate. #1673007 tackles the same issues and has a few patches available. -- nosy: +brian.curtin resolution: -> duplicate stage: test needed -> committed/rejected status: open -> closed superseder: -> urllib2 requests history + HEAD suppo

[issue8150] urllib needs ability to set METHOD for HTTP requests

Denver Coneybeare added the comment: Can this issue be closed as a duplicate of #1673007? This specific request for a "method" parameter to the Request constructor is dealt with there. -- nosy: +denversc ___ Python tracker

[issue8150] urllib needs ability to set METHOD for HTTP requests

David Stanek added the comment: In issue #1673007 I submitted a patch that enables the programmer to create a Request instance and specify the method to use. -- nosy: +dstanek ___ Python tracker __

[issue8150] urllib needs ability to set METHOD for HTTP requests

Changes by Mark Lawrence : -- assignee: -> orsenthil nosy: +orsenthil stage: -> unit test needed versions: -Python 3.1, Python 3.3 ___ Python tracker ___ __

[issue8150] urllib needs ability to set METHOD for HTTP requests

New submission from aalex : urllib.request can not support many standard HTTP 1.1 METHODS including HEAD, PUT, DELETE. Adding this would be trivial (either as a special header "METHOD") or its own paramater, creating additional use, with little or no drawback. -- components: Library (