1 files changed, 4 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/urllib/request.py b/Lib/urllib/request.py
index 4765a94288..bceb3297c8 100644
--- a/Lib/urllib/request.py
+++ b/Lib/urllib/request.py
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ class Request:
             origin_req_host = request_host(self)
         self.origin_req_host = origin_req_host
         self.unverifiable = unverifiable
-        self.method = method
+        if method:
+            self.method = method
 
     @property
     def full_url(self):
@@ -320,12 +321,8 @@ class Request:
 
     def get_method(self):
         """Return a string indicating the HTTP request method."""
-        if self.method is not None:
-            return self.method
-        elif self.data is not None:
-            return "POST"
-        else:
-            return "GET"
+        default_method = "POST" if self.data is not None else "GET"
+        return getattr(self, 'method', default_method)
 
     def get_full_url(self):
         return self.full_url