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diff --git a/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst b/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst index 4a897ad..84cb77b 100644 --- a/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst +++ b/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst @@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ The :mod:`urllib.request` module defines functions and classes which help in opening URLs (mostly HTTP) in a complex world --- basic and digest authentication, redirections, cookies and more. -.. warning:: When opening HTTPS (or FTPS) URLs, it is not attempted to - validate the server certificate. Use at your own risk! - The :mod:`urllib.request` module defines the following functions: @@ -23,6 +20,10 @@ The :mod:`urllib.request` module defines the following functions: Open the URL *url*, which can be either a string or a :class:`Request` object. + .. warning:: + HTTPS (or FTPS) requests do not do any verification of the server's + certificate. + *data* may be a string specifying additional data to send to the server, or ``None`` if no such data is needed. Currently HTTP requests are the only ones that use *data*; the HTTP request will |