def getport(self, default=None):
        """Return the port subcomponent of the URI authority as an
        :class:`int`, or `default` if the original URI reference did
        not contain a port or if the port was empty.

        """
        port = self.port
        if port:
            return int(port)
        else:
            return default
Return the port subcomponent of the URI authority as an
        :class:`int`, or `default` if the original URI reference did
        not contain a port or if the port was empty.