[Django] #11581: URLField verify_exists blocks 401 respones

[Django]

#11581: URLField verify_exists blocks 401 respones
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Reporter: rla...@wiktel.com | Owner: nobody
Status: new | Milestone:
Component: Uncategorized | Version: 1.0
Keywords: | Stage: Unreviewed
Has_patch: 0 |
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URLField will not validate an URL that requires HTTP AUTH. 401 responses
should be allowed.

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Ticket URL: <http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/11581>
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[Django]

#11581: URLField verify_exists blocks 401 respones

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Reporter: rlaager@… | Owner: nobody
Type: Bug | Status: new
Milestone: | Component: Core (Other)
Version: 1.0 | Severity: Normal
Resolution: | Keywords:
Triage Stage: Accepted | Has patch: 0
Needs documentation: 0 | Needs tests: 0
Patch needs improvement: 0 |
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Changes (by julien):

* component: Uncategorized => Core (Other)
* type: => Bug
* severity: => Normal
* stage: Design decision needed => Accepted

Comment:

I'd argue that a 401 verifies that the url actually exists. By the way,
the doc defines "does not exist" as "returns 404":
http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/validators/#django.core.validators.URLValidator

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Ticket URL: <http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/11581#comment:2>