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diff --git a/Doc/library/urllib.parse.rst b/Doc/library/urllib.parse.rst index 7c6eaa6..a15ff47 100644 --- a/Doc/library/urllib.parse.rst +++ b/Doc/library/urllib.parse.rst @@ -48,11 +48,10 @@ The :mod:`urllib.parse` module defines the following functions: >>> o.geturl() 'http://www.cwi.nl:80/%7Eguido/Python.html' - If the scheme value is not specified, urlparse expects the netloc value to - start with '//', following the syntax specifications from :rfc:`1808`. - Otherwise, it is not possible to distinguish between netloc and path - components, and would the indistinguishable component would be classified - as the path as in a relative URL. + Following the syntax specifications in :rfc:`1808`, urlparse recognizes + a netloc only if it is properly introduced by '//'. Otherwise the + input is presumed to be a relative URL and thus to start with + a path component. >>> from urlparse import urlparse >>> urlparse('//www.cwi.nl:80/%7Eguido/Python.html') |