[Python-checkins] cpython: Issue #18978: Update docs to reflect explicitly the ability to set the

Sun Sep 22 16:17:36 CEST 2013

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/7f13d5ecf71f
changeset: 85787:7f13d5ecf71f
user: Jason R. Coombs <jaraco at jaraco.com>
date: Sun Sep 22 09:33:45 2013 -0400
summary:
 Issue #18978: Update docs to reflect explicitly the ability to set the attribute at the class level.
files:
 Doc/library/urllib.request.rst | 5 +++++
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst b/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst
--- a/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/urllib.request.rst
@@ -220,10 +220,15 @@
 *method* should be a string that indicates the HTTP request method that
 will be used (e.g. ``'HEAD'``). 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.
 
 .. versionchanged:: 3.3
 :attr:`Request.method` argument is added to the Request class.
 
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.4
+ Default :attr:`Request.method` may be indicated at the class level.
+
 
 .. class:: OpenerDirector()
 
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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython
