New submission from Mike: The documentation for BaseHTTPRequestHandler explicitly prohibits protocol violations when writing to the `wfile` stream:
> BaseHTTPRequestHandler has the following instance variables: > > [...] > > **`wfile`** > > > Contains the output stream for writing a response back to the client. > > Proper adherence to the HTTP protocol must be used when writing to this > > stream. I am interested in testing web browser behavior in response to protocol violations, and my initial interpretation of this text (and the term "must" in particular) is that such conditions are not guaranteed to achievable with this module. However, my colleague believes the text is simply intended to communicate that there is no safety mechanism in place, and that protocol violations will not be corrected. [1] Local testing and a quick reading of the source tends to confirm the latter interpretation, but this may simply be coincidental and not necessarily stable behavior. If it is in fact stable, then I would like to request a modification to the documentation. Changing the word "must" to "should" would help, although it might be better to be more explicit--something like, "Bytes are transmitted 'as-is'; HTTP protocol violations will not be corrected." Thanks! [1] https://github.com/w3c/web-platform-tests/issues/5668 ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 292263 nosy: docs@python, jugglinmike priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: BaseHTTPRequestHandler.wfile: supported usage unclear _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue30160> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
