python-bugzilla/106-basic-auth.diff

---
 bugzilla/_backendxmlrpc.py |   14 ++++++++++++++
 bugzilla/base.py           |    7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/bugzilla/_backendxmlrpc.py
+++ b/bugzilla/_backendxmlrpc.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
 from logging import getLogger
+import base64
 import sys
 from xmlrpc.client import (Binary, Fault, ProtocolError,
                            ServerProxy, Transport)
@@ -127,6 +128,9 @@ class _BugzillaXMLRPCProxy(ServerProxy,
         # pylint: enable=no-member
 
         return ret
+
+    def clear_token(self):
+        self.__bugzillasession.set_token_value(None)
 
 
 class _BackendXMLRPC(_BackendBase):
@@ -142,6 +146,16 @@ class _BackendXMLRPC(_BackendBase):
     def is_xmlrpc(self):
         return True
 
+    def set_basic_auth(self, user, password):
+        """
+       Set basic authentication method.
+
+        :return:
+        """
+        b64str = base64.b64encode("{}:{}".format(user, password).encode("utf-8"))
+        authstr = "Basic {}".format(b64str.decode("utf-8"))
+        self._bugzillasession._session.headers["Authorization"] = authstr
+
     def bugzilla_version(self):
         return self._xmlrpc_proxy.Bugzilla.version()
 
--- a/bugzilla/base.py
+++ b/bugzilla/base.py
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ class Bugzilla(object):
     def __init__(self, url=-1, user=None, password=None, cookiefile=-1,
                  sslverify=True, tokenfile=-1, use_creds=True, api_key=None,
                  cert=None, configpaths=-1,
-                 force_rest=False, force_xmlrpc=False, requests_session=None):
+                 force_rest=False, force_xmlrpc=False, requests_session=None,
+                 basic_auth=False):
         """
         :param url: The bugzilla instance URL, which we will connect
             to immediately. Most users will want to specify this at
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ class Bugzilla(object):
         :param requests_session: An optional requests.Session object the
             API will use to contact the remote bugzilla instance. This
             way the API user can set up whatever auth bits they may need.
+        :param basic_auth: Use headers with HTTP Basic authentication
         """
         if url == -1:
             raise TypeError("Specify a valid bugzilla url, or pass url=None")
@@ -249,6 +251,7 @@ class Bugzilla(object):
 
         self._settokenfile(tokenfile)
         self._setconfigpath(configpaths)
+        self._basic_auth = basic_auth
 
         if url:
             self.connect(url)
@@ -601,6 +604,8 @@ class Bugzilla(object):
             raise ValueError("missing username")
         if not self.password:
             raise ValueError("missing password")
+        if self._basic_auth:
+            self._backend.set_basic_auth(self.user, self.password)
 
         payload = {"login": self.user}
         if restrict_login: