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authorAntoine Pitrou <solipsis@pitrou.net>2010-09-29 11:25:47 +0000
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@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ The :mod:`urllib.request` module defines functions and classes which help in
opening URLs (mostly HTTP) in a complex world --- basic and digest
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: