Index: Lib/urllib2.py
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--- Lib/urllib2.py	(revision 62242)
+++ Lib/urllib2.py	(working copy)
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
         # file object.  If this happens, the simplest workaround is to
         # not initialize the base classes.
         if fp is not None:
-            self.__super_init(fp, hdrs, url)
+            self.__super_init(fp, hdrs, url, code)
 
     def __str__(self):
         return 'HTTP Error %s: %s' % (self.code, self.msg)