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Lower the tone of the warning about SSL certificate validation.

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Amaury Forgeot d'Arc 2010-10-01 23:42:24 +00:00
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@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ The :mod:`urllib.request` module defines functions and classes which help in
opening URLs (mostly HTTP) in a complex world --- basic and digest opening URLs (mostly HTTP) in a complex world --- basic and digest
authentication, redirections, cookies and more. authentication, redirections, cookies and more.
.. warning:: When opening HTTPS (or FTPS) URLs, it is not attempted to
validate the server certificate. Use at your own risk!
The :mod:`urllib.request` module defines the following functions: The :mod:`urllib.request` module defines the following functions:
@ -23,6 +20,10 @@ The :mod:`urllib.request` module defines the following functions:
Open the URL *url*, which can be either a string or a Open the URL *url*, which can be either a string or a
:class:`Request` object. :class:`Request` object.
.. warning::
HTTPS (or FTPS) requests do not do any verification of the server's
certificate.
*data* may be a string specifying additional data to send to the *data* may be a string specifying additional data to send to the
server, or ``None`` if no such data is needed. Currently HTTP server, or ``None`` if no such data is needed. Currently HTTP
requests are the only ones that use *data*; the HTTP request will requests are the only ones that use *data*; the HTTP request will