Python urllib2 force IPv4

Question

I am running a script using python that uses urllib2 to grab data from a weather api and display it on screen. I have had the problem that when I query the server, I get a \

Answer 1

Not a proper answer but an alternative: call curl?

import subprocess
import sys

def log_error(msg):
    sys.stderr.write(msg + '\n')

def curl(url):
    process = subprocess.Popen(
        ["curl", "-fsSkL4", url],
        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
    )
    stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
    if process.returncode == 0:
        return stdout
    else:
        log_error("Failed to fetch: %s" % url)
        log_error(stderr)
        exit(3)