Description of problem: Python library URL() cannot parse ipv6 literals. That is crucial when failing over, because client is unable to parse IPv6 literal from Cluter-url option supplied by broker. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): python-qpid-0.14-1.el6.noarch python-qpid-qmf-0.14-3.el6.x86_64 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. start up cluster with --cluster-url with IPv6 able broker (ex. amqp:tcp:[IPv6]) 2. run python failover-able client 3. shut down broker to which that client is connected 4. observe that client cannot failover because ValueError Actual results: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/threading.py", line 532, in __bootstrap_inner self.run() File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/threading.py", line 484, in run self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/qpid/messaging/util.py", line 38, in main msg = rcv.fetch() File "<string>", line 6, in fetch File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/qpid/messaging/endpoints.py", line 1004, in fetch msg = self.session._get(self, timeout=timeout) File "<string>", line 6, in _get File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/qpid/messaging/endpoints.py", line 637, in _get timeout): File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/qpid/messaging/endpoints.py", line 554, in _ewait result = self.connection._ewait(lambda: self.error or predicate(), timeout) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/qpid/messaging/endpoints.py", line 197, in _ewait self.check_error() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/qpid/messaging/endpoints.py", line 190, in check_error raise self.error InternalError: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/qpid/messaging/driver.py", line 505, in dispatch self.connect() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/qpid/messaging/driver.py", line 521, in connect host, port = self._next_host() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/qpid/messaging/driver.py", line 361, in _next_host urls = [URL(u) for u in self.connection.reconnect_urls] File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/qpid/util.py", line 134, in __init__ raise ValueError(s) ValueError: [##OMITTED## Expected results: client do failover. Additional info: