How to download a file over http with authorization in python 3.0, working around bugs?

Question

I have a script that I\'d like to continue using, but it looks like I either have to find some workaround for a bug in Python 3, or downgrade back to 2.6, and thus having to

Answer 1

Direct from the Py3k docs: http://docs.python.org/dev/py3k/library/urllib.request.html#examples

import urllib.request
# Create an OpenerDirector with support for Basic HTTP Authentication...
auth_handler = urllib.request.HTTPBasicAuthHandler()
auth_handler.add_password(realm='PDQ Application',
                          uri='https://mahler:8092/site-updates.py',
                          user='klem',
                          passwd='kadidd!ehopper')
opener = urllib.request.build_opener(auth_handler)
# ...and install it globally so it can be used with urlopen.
urllib.request.install_opener(opener)
urllib.request.urlopen('http://www.example.com/login.html')