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diff --git a/Doc/library/urllib.parse.rst b/Doc/library/urllib.parse.rst index 3c898c3..59fb149 100644 --- a/Doc/library/urllib.parse.rst +++ b/Doc/library/urllib.parse.rst @@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ The :mod:`urllib.parse` module defines functions that fall into two broad categories: URL parsing and URL quoting. These are covered in detail in the following sections. +This module's functions use the deprecated term ``netloc`` (or ``net_loc``), +which was introduced in :rfc:`1808`. However, this term has been obsoleted by +:rfc:`3986`, which introduced the term ``authority`` as its replacement. +The use of ``netloc`` is continued for backward compatibility. + URL Parsing ----------- |