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<a href="https://pypi.python.org/pypi/furl"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/furl.svg"></a>
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## furl is a small Python library that makes parsing and<br>manipulating URLs easy.
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## furl is a small Python library that makes parsing and<br>modifying URLs easy.
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Python's standard
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[urllib](https://docs.python.org/3/library/urllib.html) and
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[urlparse](https://docs.python.org/3/library/urllib.parse.html) modules
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provide a number of URL related functions, but using these functions to
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perform common URL operations proves tedious. Furl makes parsing and
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manipulating URLs easy.
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modifying URLs easy.
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Furl is well tested, [Unlicensed](http://unlicense.org/) in the public
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domain, and supports Python 3 and PyPy3.
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* [Basics](#basics)
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* [Scheme, Username, Password, Host, Port, Network Location, and Origin](#scheme-username-password-host-port-network-location-and-origin)
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* [Path](#path)
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* [Manipulation](#manipulation)
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* [Modification](#modification)
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* [Query](#query)
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* [Manipulation](#manipulation-1)
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* [Modification](#modification-1)
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* [Parameters](#parameters)
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* [Fragment](#fragment)
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* [Encoding](#encoding)
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* [Inline manipulation](#inline-manipulation)
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* [Inline modification](#inline-modification)
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* [Miscellaneous](#miscellaneous)
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### Path
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URL paths in furl are Path objects that have __segments__, a list of zero or
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more path segments that can be manipulated directly. Path segments in
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__segments__ are percent-decoded and all interaction with __segments__ should
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take place with percent-decoded strings.
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URL paths in furl are Path objects that have __segments__, a list of
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zero or more path segments that can be modified directly. Path segments
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in __segments__ are percent-decoded and all interaction with
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__segments__ should take place with percent-decoded strings.
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#### Manipulation
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#### Manipulation
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Manipulation of Fragments is done via the Fragment's Path and Query instances,
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Modification of Fragments is done via the Fragment's Path and Query instances,
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### Inline manipulation
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For quick, single-line URL manipulation, the __add()__, __set()__, and
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__remove()__ methods of furl objects manipulate various URL components and
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For quick, single-line URL modifications, the __add()__, __set()__, and
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__remove()__ methods of furl objects modify various URL components and
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