[Bug #793553] Correct description of keyword arguments for SSL authentication

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Andrew M. Kuchling 2006-07-30 00:37:56 +00:00
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@ -270,10 +270,10 @@ off completely. Its default value is \code{None}, in which case
environmental proxy settings will be used if present, as discussed in
the definition of \function{urlopen()}, above.
Additional keyword parameters, collected in \var{x509}, are used for
authentication with the \file{https:} scheme. The keywords
\var{key_file} and \var{cert_file} are supported; both are needed to
actually retrieve a resource at an \file{https:} URL.
Additional keyword parameters, collected in \var{x509}, may be used for
authentication of the client when using the \file{https:} scheme. The keywords
\var{key_file} and \var{cert_file} are supported to provide an
SSL key and certificate; both are needed to support client authentication.
\class{URLopener} objects will raise an \exception{IOError} exception
if the server returns an error code.