new_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  
  # $Id: fix_auth_failure.py,v 1.1 2011-02-15 20:28:38 barry409 Exp $
  
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  import sys
  import urllib2
  
  
  def fix_auth_failure():
      """Fix the python 2.6.6 auth failure bug."""
      if sys.version_info[:2] == (2, 6) and sys.version_info[2] >= 6:
          def fixed_http_error_401(self, req, fp, code, msg, headers):
  
              url = req.get_full_url()
              response = self.http_error_auth_reqed('www-authenticate',
                                                    url, req, headers)
              self.retried = 0
              return response
          urllib2.HTTPBasicAuthHandler.http_error_401 = fixed_http_error_401
  
subject: Add code to fix the python 2.6.6 auth failure issue.