Redirection url using urllib in Python 3

Question

I would need to know what is my final URL when following redirections using urllib in Python 3.

Let's say I've some code like :

opener = urllib.request.build_opener()
request = urllib.request.Request(url)
u = opener.open(request)

If my urls redirects to another website, how can I know this new website URL ? I've found nothing useful in documentation.

Thanks for your help !

urllib.request.urlopen(url) is the updated version and was all that was necessary for me, plus an exception handler for errors like 404. — craned
– craned, Commented Jun 20, 2018 at 15:11

Sven Marnach · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-09 14:40:50Z

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You can simply use

u.geturl()

to get the URL you were redirected to (or the original one if no redirect happened).

answered Feb 9, 2011 at 14:40

Sven Marnach

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Thanks, I got to it as you posted your response :)