The patch doesn't fix the problem; the opener remains unpicklable. If you are still interested in this patch, please revise it accordingly; if not, please close it. When you revise it, please include a test case, like this one:

    def test_1144636(self):
        # Make sure OpenerDirector instances can be pickled
        import pickle
        try:
            pickle.dumps(urllib2.build_opener())
        except pickle.PicklingError:
            self.fail("cannot pickle OpenerDirector instances")