1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/httplib.py b/Lib/httplib.py
index d4fcf7c..72e8a72 100644
--- a/Lib/httplib.py
+++ b/Lib/httplib.py
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ class HTTPConnection:
                 host = host[:i]
             else:
                 port = self.default_port
-            if host[0] == '[' and host[-1] == ']':
+            if host and host[0] == '[' and host[-1] == ']':
                 host = host[1:-1]
         self.host = host
         self.port = port