[issue8936] webbrowser regression on windows

Terry J. Reedy added the comment: The regression issue is red herring. An issue should propose new behavior (based on an understanding of the doc and actual current behavior). Then ask: "Is the proposed behavior better than the current behavior?", and "Is the current behavior a bug?". After re

[issue8936] webbrowser regression on windows

anatoly techtonik added the comment: webbrowser.open("%s:%s" % (HOST,PORT)) File "C:\Python25\lib\webbrowser.py", line 61, in open if browser.open(url, new, autoraise): File "C:\Python25\lib\webbrowser.py", line 518, in open os.startfile(url) WindowsError: [Error -2147217406] Windows

[issue8936] webbrowser regression on windows

anatoly techtonik added the comment: 2.5 threw exception -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: htt

[issue8936] webbrowser regression on windows

Ezio Melotti added the comment: If you want it to open it with the default browser you have to specify the protocol (e.g. webbrowser.open("http://127.0.0.1:8080/";)). I don't know exactly why webbrowser decides to open webbrowser.open("127.0.0.1:8080") with IE, but the behavior seems consisten

[issue8936] webbrowser regression on windows

Brian Curtin added the comment: Also, since you stated that this is a regression -- what was the last version you saw this work in? -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue8936] webbrowser regression on windows

Brian Curtin added the comment: See also #8232 -- nosy: +brian.curtin stage: -> unit test needed type: -> behavior versions: -Python 2.6 ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue8936] webbrowser regression on windows

New submission from anatoly techtonik : webbrowser.open("127.0.0.1:8080") opens page in IE even if default system browser is Chrome. -- components: Library (Lib), Windows messages: 107297 nosy: techtonik priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: webbrowser regression on wind