Package: python2.3
Version: 2.3.5-6
Severity: normal

The webbrowser module shipped with python is used to open a browser to display
some file, and as such it is used by many applications to display HTML files,
help, etc.  The module picks the first browser it finds from a list.  So far so
good, but it does not respect any of the local configurations that a Debian
system offers, namely

- environment variable BROWSER
- sensible-browser command
- x-www-browser alternative
- www-browser-alternative

Also, the module looks for a browser named "kfm"; I believe this is called
"konqueror" these days.

I think it would be easy to patch this module to respect the local
configuration.

(python2.4 is also affected.)


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