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authorJason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com>2013-09-22 13:33:45 (GMT)
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Issue #18978: Update docs to reflect explicitly the ability to set the attribute at the class level.
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@@ -220,10 +220,15 @@ The following classes are provided:
*method* should be a string that indicates the HTTP request method that
will be used (e.g. ``'HEAD'``). Its value is stored in the
:attr:`~Request.method` attribute and is used by :meth:`get_method()`.
+ Subclasses may indicate a default method by setting the
+ :attr:`~Request.method` attribute in the class itself.
.. versionchanged:: 3.3
:attr:`Request.method` argument is added to the Request class.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.4
+ Default :attr:`Request.method` may be indicated at the class level.
+
.. class:: OpenerDirector()