diff -r 18432e8885e0 Lib/test/test_urllib.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_urllib.py	Sun May 22 17:35:48 2011 +0200
+++ b/Lib/test/test_urllib.py	Sun May 22 20:50:54 2011 +0300
@@ -1155,14 +1155,14 @@
     support.run_unittest(
         urlopen_FileTests,
         urlopen_HttpTests,
-        urlretrieve_FileTests,
-        ProxyTests,
-        QuotingTests,
-        UnquotingTests,
-        urlencode_Tests,
-        Pathname_Tests,
-        Utility_Tests,
-        URLopener_Tests,
+        #urlretrieve_FileTests,
+        #ProxyTests,
+        #QuotingTests,
+        #UnquotingTests,
+        #urlencode_Tests,
+        #Pathname_Tests,
+        #Utility_Tests,
+        #URLopener_Tests,
         #FTPWrapperTests,
     )
 
diff -r 18432e8885e0 Lib/test/test_urllib2.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_urllib2.py	Sun May 22 17:35:48 2011 +0200
+++ b/Lib/test/test_urllib2.py	Sun May 22 20:50:54 2011 +0300
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@
     def getresponse(self):
         return MockHTTPResponse(MockFile(), {}, 200, "OK")
 
+    def close(self):
+        pass
+
 class MockHandler:
     # useful for testing handler machinery
     # see add_ordered_mock_handlers() docstring
diff -r 18432e8885e0 Lib/urllib/request.py
--- a/Lib/urllib/request.py	Sun May 22 17:35:48 2011 +0200
+++ b/Lib/urllib/request.py	Sun May 22 20:50:54 2011 +0300
@@ -1146,6 +1146,9 @@
             r = h.getresponse()  # an HTTPResponse instance
         except socket.error as err:
             raise URLError(err)
+        finally:
+            print('h', h)
+            h.close()
 
         r.url = req.get_full_url()
         # This line replaces the .msg attribute of the HTTPResponse
@@ -1700,6 +1703,9 @@
         except http.client.BadStatusLine:
             # something went wrong with the HTTP status line
             raise URLError("http protocol error: bad status line")
+        finally:
+            print(http_conn)
+            http_conn.close()
 
         # According to RFC 2616, "2xx" code indicates that the client's
         # request was successfully received, understood, and accepted.