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From f3ef966d0c717099d2f4a1697bd661b48c703efd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Illia Volochii <illia.volochii@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 18:07:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Merge commit from fork
* Stop decoding response content during redirects needlessly
* Rename the new query parameter
* Add a changelog entry
---
dummyserver/app.py | 8 +++++++-
src/urllib3/response.py | 6 +++++-
test/with_dummyserver/test_connectionpool.py | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/dummyserver/app.py b/dummyserver/app.py
index 0eeb93f7..5b82e932 100644
--- a/dummyserver/app.py
+++ b/dummyserver/app.py
@@ -233,10 +233,16 @@ async def redirect() -> ResponseReturnValue:
values = await request.values
target = values.get("target", "/")
status = values.get("status", "303 See Other")
+ compressed = values.get("compressed") == "true"
status_code = status.split(" ")[0]
headers = [("Location", target)]
- return await make_response("", status_code, headers)
+ if compressed:
+ headers.append(("Content-Encoding", "gzip"))
+ data = gzip.compress(b"foo")
+ else:
+ data = b""
+ return await make_response(data, status_code, headers)
@hypercorn_app.route("/redirect_after")
diff --git a/src/urllib3/response.py b/src/urllib3/response.py
index 5632dab3..720fbf26 100644
--- a/src/urllib3/response.py
+++ b/src/urllib3/response.py
@@ -677,7 +677,11 @@ class HTTPResponse(BaseHTTPResponse):
Unread data in the HTTPResponse connection blocks the connection from being released back to the pool.
"""
try:
- self.read()
+ self.read(
+ # Do not spend resources decoding the content unless
+ # decoding has already been initiated.
+ decode_content=self._has_decoded_content,
+ )
except (HTTPError, OSError, BaseSSLError, HTTPException):
pass
diff --git a/test/with_dummyserver/test_connectionpool.py b/test/with_dummyserver/test_connectionpool.py
index ce165e24..8d6107ae 100644
--- a/test/with_dummyserver/test_connectionpool.py
+++ b/test/with_dummyserver/test_connectionpool.py
@@ -508,6 +508,25 @@ class TestConnectionPool(HypercornDummyServerTestCase):
assert r.status == 200
assert r.data == b"Dummy server!"
+ @mock.patch("urllib3.response.GzipDecoder.decompress")
+ def test_no_decoding_with_redirect_when_preload_disabled(
+ self, gzip_decompress: mock.MagicMock
+ ) -> None:
+ """
+ Test that urllib3 does not attempt to decode a gzipped redirect
+ response when `preload_content` is set to `False`.
+ """
+ with HTTPConnectionPool(self.host, self.port) as pool:
+ # Three requests are expected: two redirects and one final / 200 OK.
+ response = pool.request(
+ "GET",
+ "/redirect",
+ fields={"target": "/redirect?compressed=true", "compressed": "true"},
+ preload_content=False,
+ )
+ assert response.status == 200
+ gzip_decompress.assert_not_called()
+
def test_303_redirect_makes_request_lose_body(self) -> None:
with HTTPConnectionPool(self.host, self.port) as pool:
response = pool.request(
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