About python-urlparse-rfc2732-*.patch:

 * Was caused by urlparse's complete failure to cope with RFC 2732 URLs
   such as http://[::ffff:192.168.13.37]/ or http://[dead:beef::1]:8888/

 * Was written by Hans Ulrich Niedermann.

 * Consists of three parts:
     -fix      The fix itself.
     -test     Test cases to make sure the fix works and is not broken later.
     -rfc-list Update the list of RFCs at the top of urlparse.py.

 * It still needs some polishing and thinking: See the places marked
   FIXME, but probably also others. One would not want an inconsistent
   API feel with respect to IPv6 address handling.

 * Written for Python 2.5, as that is what the author is using.

 * Might require some more comprehensive thought about how Python wants
   to handle networks other-than-IPv4, exceeding the scope of a simple
   patch to urlparse.py.

 * The author would have liked to report the bug, and this fix, to
   http://bugs.python.org/. However, the "Register" part of that system
   refuses to send me a confirmation email, so the author cannot log in
   or submit a bug report or submit a patch.

 * Someone should examine whether IRIs[1] can fit into urlparse.py, or
   whether they need a separate iriparse.py with an adapted API.


[1] RFC 3987 - Internationalized Resource Identifiers (IRIs)
    M. Duerst, M. Suignard, January 2005