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fix: encode # in query string as %23 to prevent URL truncation #1818

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fix: encode # in query string as %23 to prevent URL truncation
Apr 16, 2026
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10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions httpie/cli/argparser.py
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Expand Up @@ -224,6 +224,16 @@ def _process_url(self):
else:
self.args.url = scheme + self.args.url

# Encode unescaped # characters in the query string as %23.
# urlparse treats # as a fragment separator, so a # inside query params
# (e.g., ?id=#1001) would incorrectly split the URL and lose data.
# See <https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1546>
qmark = self.args.url.find('?')
if qmark != -1:
before_query = self.args.url[:qmark + 1]
after_query = self.args.url[qmark + 1:]
self.args.url = before_query + after_query.replace('#', '%23')

def _setup_standard_streams(self):
"""
Modify `env.stdout` and `env.stdout_isatty` based on args, if needed.
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