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diff --git a/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst b/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst index 20449d9..6ac9081 100644 --- a/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst +++ b/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ The following classes are provided: fetching of the image, this should be true. *method* should be a string that indicates the HTTP request method that - will be used (e.g. ``'HEAD'``). Its value is stored in the + will be used (e.g. ``'HEAD'``). If provided, 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. @@ -440,13 +440,20 @@ request. .. attribute:: Request.method - The HTTP request method to use. This value is used by - :meth:`~Request.get_method` to override the computed HTTP request - method that would otherwise be returned. This attribute is initialized with - the value of the *method* argument passed to the constructor. + The HTTP request method to use. By default its value is :const:`None`, + which means that :meth:`~Request.get_method` will do its normal computation + of the method to be used. Its value can be set (thus overriding the default + computation in :meth:`~Request.get_method`) either by providing a default + value by setting it at the class level in a :class:`Request` subclass, or by + passing a value in to the :class:`Request` constructor via the *method* + argument. .. versionadded:: 3.3 + .. versionchanged:: 3.4 + A default value can now be set in subclasses; previously it could only + be set via the constructor argument. + .. method:: Request.get_method() |