httplib hardcodes Accept-Encoding

[calvin]

BPO	831747
Nosy	@loewis
Files	httplib_skip_headers.diff: add skip_accept_encoding to HttpConnection.putrequest

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[calvin]

in httplib.py the request() method adds a hardcoded
Accept-Encoding header with the 'identity' value.
This should at least be optional, since I have several
programs supporting encodings like 'gzip' or 'deflate'
and I want to be able to specify my own Accept-Encoding
header.

I suggest adding (similar to skip_host) a
skip_accept_encoding optional argument.

[loewis]

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Can you provide a patch (including documentation changes)?

[calvin]

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Yes, in a few days.

[calvin]

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Here is a patch against CVS adding skip_accept_encoding and
documentation.

[loewis]

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Thanks for the patch. Applied as

libhttplib.tex 1.36
httplib.py 1.82
NEWS 1.895