fix: decode percent-encoded credentials in URL userinfo #1684
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When percent-encoded characters are used in the username/password part of a URL, they should be decoded before being used for authentication. For example, `u%40d` should be decoded to `u@d` before Basic auth. Fixes httpie#1623
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Fixes #1623
Problem
When credentials contain special characters and are percent-encoded in the URL
(e.g.,
https://u%40d:p%40ss@example.com), HTTPie uses them literally withoutdecoding, causing authentication failures.
Reproduction
# Returns 401 (should be 200) http https://u%40d:1%3d2%3f@httpbin.org/basic-auth/u%40d/1%3d2%3fSolution
Added
urllib.parse.unquote()to decode username and password extracted fromURL before using them for authentication.