"requests" does not handle redirection with relative path correctly

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Bug
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Mostly clear
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python
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networking

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Start at python-ecosys/requests/requests/init.py:183 and inspect how the redirect URL is constructed. Reproduce a redirect whose location is a relative path, then verify that following it preserves the original hostname and protocol.

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Description

In python-ecosys/requests/requests/init.py:183,

The url redirect can be a relative path, which cause the missing of hostname and protocal at redirecting.

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