The webbrowser Module
(New in 2.0) The webbrowser
module provides a basic interface to the system’s
standard web browser. It provides an open
function,
which takes a filename or a URL, and displays it in the browser. If
you call open
again, it attempts to display the
new page in the same browser window. Example 7-41 demonstrates the webbrowser
module.
Example 7-41. Using the webbrowser Module
File: webbrowser-example-1.py import webbrowser import time webbrowser.open("http://www.pythonware.com") # wait a while, and then go to another page time.sleep(5) webbrowser.open( "http://www.pythonware.com/people/fredrik/librarybook.htm" )
On Unix, this module supports lynx, Netscape, Mosaic, Konquerer, and Grail. On Windows and Macintosh, it uses the standard browser (as defined in the registry or the Internet configuration panel).
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