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This won't work if there are spaces in the url you provide. In that case, you'll need to parse the url and urlencode the path.
– Jason Sundram
Commented Apr 14, 2010 at 21:17
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Here is the Python 3 solution: stackoverflow.com/questions/7243750/…
– tommy.carstensen
Commented Feb 25, 2014 at 12:09
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Just for reference. The way to urlencode the path is urllib2.quote
– André Puel
Commented Aug 2, 2014 at 2:09
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@JasonSundram: If there are spaces in it, it isn't a URI.
– Zaz
Commented Oct 1, 2015 at 2:51
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This does not work on windows with larger files. You need to read all blocks!
– Avia
Commented Oct 10, 2016 at 22:47

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Correct minor typos or mistakes
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create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
to make links (use https whenever possible)
<https://example.com>
[example](https://example.com)
<a href="https://example.com">example</a>

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