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I need to parse an URL. I'm currently using urlparse.urlparse() and urlparse.urlsplit(). The problem is that i can't get the "netloc" (host) from the URL when it's not present the scheme. I mean, if i have the following URL: www.amazon.com/Programming-Python-Mark-Lutz/dp/0596158106/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308060974&sr=8-1 I can't get the netloc: www.amazon.com According to python docs: Following the syntax specifications in RFC 1808, urlparse recognizes a netloc only if it is properly introduced by ‘//’. Otherwise the input is presumed to be a relative URL and thus to start with a path component. So, it's this way on purpose. But, i still don't know how to get the netloc from that URL. I think i could check if the scheme is present, and if it's not, then add it, and then parse it. But this solution doesn't seems really good. Do you have a better idea? EDIT: Thanks for all the answers. But, i cannot do the "startswith" thing that's proposed by Corey and others. Becouse, if i get an URL with other protocol/scheme i would mess it up. See: If i get this URL: ftp://something.com With the code proposed i would add "http://" to the start and would mess it up. The solution i found if not urlparse.urlparse(url).scheme: url = "http://"+url return urlparse.urlparse(url) Something to note: I do some validation first, and if no scheme is given i consider it to be http://

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