This issue tracker has been migrated to GitHub, and is currently read-only.
For more information, see the GitHub FAQs in the Python's Developer Guide.

classification
Title: Rip out HTTP 0.9 client support
Type: behavior Stage: resolved
Components: Library (Lib) Versions: Python 3.2
process
Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: eric.araujo, exarkun, giampaolo.rodola, gregory.p.smith, jhylton, orsenthil, pitrou, stutzbach
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2010-12-15 17:04 by pitrou, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Files
File name Uploaded Description Edit
removehttp09.patch pitrou, 2010-12-15 18:04
removehttp09-2.patch pitrou, 2010-12-15 19:15
removehttp09-3.patch pitrou, 2010-12-16 18:22
Messages (13)
msg124032 - (view) Author: Antoine Pitrou (pitrou) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-12-15 17:04
Both http.client and http.server claim to support HTTP 0.9. The HTTP 1.0 RFC was filed in 1996, and 1.1 is most commonly used nowadays. We should probably rip off 0.9 support.
msg124034 - (view) Author: Antoine Pitrou (pitrou) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-12-15 17:54
Here is a patch.
msg124040 - (view) Author: Daniel Stutzbach (stutzbach) (Python committer) Date: 2010-12-15 18:47
Would it be worth keeping (but modifying) test_http_0_9 to verify that the server complains in the expected way?
msg124043 - (view) Author: Gregory P. Smith (gregory.p.smith) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-12-15 18:52
Ripping HTTP "0.9" support _out_ flys directly in the face of "be lenient in what you accept and strict in what you produce."

I do not mind removing support from http.server.  But http.client needs to be able to communicate with any random server created since the dawn of time.  Often on 8 bit microcontrollers that haven't been updated since 1994.

How does keeping 0.9 client support in hurt us?
msg124044 - (view) Author: Daniel Stutzbach (stutzbach) (Python committer) Date: 2010-12-15 18:59
At minimum, I think we should apply this part of Antoine's patch:

-    # Most web servers default to HTTP 0.9, i.e. don't send a status line.
-    default_request_version = "HTTP/0.9"
+    default_request_version = "HTTP/1.0"
msg124045 - (view) Author: Antoine Pitrou (pitrou) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-12-15 19:00
> But http.client needs to be able to communicate with any random server
> created since the dawn of time.

Well, that sounds a bit unreasonable...

> Often on 8 bit microcontrollers that haven't been updated since 1994.

Anyone with such needs should write specialized software, shouldn't they?

> How does keeping 0.9 client support in hurt us?

In any such situation, there's typically a long-term cost in additional maintenance when patching and improving the code.
More specifically, this issue came when discussing #6791. Protecting http.client against unbounded reads will be hairy if we have to support HTTP 0.9-style "simple responses".
msg124046 - (view) Author: Antoine Pitrou (pitrou) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-12-15 19:01
> Would it be worth keeping (but modifying) test_http_0_9 to verify that
> the server complains in the expected way?

Actually, I don't think the server will complain, since the request is legit. It will send back a full response with status line and headers, though, so the test has to be adapted indeed.
msg124049 - (view) Author: Antoine Pitrou (pitrou) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-12-15 19:15
Patch with adapted tests.
msg124070 - (view) Author: Gregory P. Smith (gregory.p.smith) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-12-15 21:07
Given the 6961 issue I'm happy to change my position and say we nuke the 0.9 client support.

Anyone who _needs_ that can grab this old code or write trivial code for their poor server's needs.
msg124113 - (view) Author: Senthil Kumaran (orsenthil) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-12-16 08:21
+1 removing HTTP 0.9, and falling back to HTTP 1.0 behavior where ever it was HTTP 0.9. Removing support for response without status (which was acceptable by 0.9) is fine. I reviewed the patch too and it seems good to go.
msg124146 - (view) Author: Antoine Pitrou (pitrou) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-12-16 18:22
I'm opening a separate issue (issue10721) for the server side and retargetting this issue to client support. Patch attached.
msg124150 - (view) Author: Éric Araujo (eric.araujo) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-12-16 18:57
Patch LGTM, modulo warnings.warn calls lacking a stacklevel=2 parameter.
msg124234 - (view) Author: Antoine Pitrou (pitrou) * (Python committer) Date: 2010-12-17 17:37
Patch committed in r87340.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:10adminsetgithub: 54920
2010-12-17 17:37:24pitrousetstatus: open -> closed
nosy: jhylton, gregory.p.smith, exarkun, orsenthil, pitrou, giampaolo.rodola, stutzbach, eric.araujo
messages: + msg124234

resolution: fixed
stage: patch review -> resolved
2010-12-16 18:57:52eric.araujosetnosy: + eric.araujo
messages: + msg124150
2010-12-16 18:22:03pitrousetfiles: + removehttp09-3.patch

title: Rip out HTTP 0.9 support -> Rip out HTTP 0.9 client support
messages: + msg124146
nosy: jhylton, gregory.p.smith, exarkun, orsenthil, pitrou, giampaolo.rodola, stutzbach
2010-12-16 08:21:43orsenthilsetnosy: jhylton, gregory.p.smith, exarkun, orsenthil, pitrou, giampaolo.rodola, stutzbach
messages: + msg124113
2010-12-15 21:07:51gregory.p.smithsetnosy: jhylton, gregory.p.smith, exarkun, orsenthil, pitrou, giampaolo.rodola, stutzbach
messages: + msg124070
2010-12-15 19:15:11pitrousetfiles: + removehttp09-2.patch
nosy: jhylton, gregory.p.smith, exarkun, orsenthil, pitrou, giampaolo.rodola, stutzbach
messages: + msg124049
2010-12-15 19:04:07giampaolo.rodolasetnosy: + giampaolo.rodola
2010-12-15 19:01:00pitrousetnosy: jhylton, gregory.p.smith, exarkun, orsenthil, pitrou, stutzbach
messages: + msg124046
2010-12-15 19:00:04pitrousetnosy: jhylton, gregory.p.smith, exarkun, orsenthil, pitrou, stutzbach
messages: + msg124045
2010-12-15 18:59:43stutzbachsetnosy: jhylton, gregory.p.smith, exarkun, orsenthil, pitrou, stutzbach
messages: + msg124044
2010-12-15 18:52:47gregory.p.smithsetnosy: + gregory.p.smith
messages: + msg124043
2010-12-15 18:47:48stutzbachsetnosy: + stutzbach
messages: + msg124040
2010-12-15 18:04:18pitrousetfiles: + removehttp09.patch
2010-12-15 18:03:14pitrousetfiles: - removehttp09.patch
2010-12-15 18:01:26pitrousetnosy: + exarkun
2010-12-15 17:54:24pitrousetfiles: + removehttp09.patch

messages: + msg124034
keywords: + patch
stage: needs patch -> patch review
2010-12-15 17:14:56pitrousettitle: Rip off HTTP 0.9 support -> Rip out HTTP 0.9 support
2010-12-15 17:04:57pitroucreate