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| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/nntplib.py | 17 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/nntplib.py b/Lib/nntplib.py index 618e4b8..ea831cf 100644 --- a/Lib/nntplib.py +++ b/Lib/nntplib.py @@ -135,13 +135,16 @@ class NNTP: raise # If no login/password was specified, try to get them from ~/.netrc # Presume that if .netc has an entry, NNRP authentication is required. - if not user: - import netrc - credentials = netrc.netrc() - auth = credentials.authenticators(host) - if auth: - user = auth[0] - password = auth[2] + try: + if not user: + import netrc + credentials = netrc.netrc() + auth = credentials.authenticators(host) + if auth: + user = auth[0] + password = auth[2] + except IOError: + pass # Perform NNRP authentication if needed. if user: resp = self.shortcmd('authinfo user '+user) |