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diff --git a/Lib/webbrowser.py b/Lib/webbrowser.py
index 4750fe2..6c34f8b 100644
--- a/Lib/webbrowser.py
+++ b/Lib/webbrowser.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python
"""Interfaces for launching and remotely controlling Web browsers."""
import os
import sys
+import stat
-__all__ = ["Error", "open", "get", "register"]
+__all__ = ["Error", "open", "open_new", "open_new_tab", "get", "register"]
class Error(Exception):
pass
@@ -11,9 +13,13 @@ class Error(Exception):
_browsers = {} # Dictionary of available browser controllers
_tryorder = [] # Preference order of available browsers
-def register(name, klass, instance=None):
+def register(name, klass, instance=None, update_tryorder=1):
"""Register a browser connector and, optionally, connection."""
_browsers[name.lower()] = [klass, instance]
+ if update_tryorder > 0:
+ _tryorder.append(name)
+ elif update_tryorder < 0:
+ _tryorder.insert(0, name)
def get(using=None):
"""Return a browser launcher instance appropriate for the environment."""
@@ -26,27 +32,36 @@ def get(using=None):
# User gave us a command line, don't mess with it.
return GenericBrowser(browser)
else:
- # User gave us a browser name.
+ # User gave us a browser name or path.
try:
command = _browsers[browser.lower()]
except KeyError:
command = _synthesize(browser)
- if command[1] is None:
- return command[0]()
- else:
+ if command[1] is not None:
return command[1]
+ elif command[0] is not None:
+ return command[0]()
raise Error("could not locate runnable browser")
# Please note: the following definition hides a builtin function.
+# It is recommended one does "import webbrowser" and uses webbrowser.open(url)
+# instead of "from webbrowser import *".
def open(url, new=0, autoraise=1):
- get().open(url, new, autoraise)
+ for name in _tryorder:
+ browser = get(name)
+ if browser.open(url, new, autoraise):
+ return True
+ return False
def open_new(url):
- get().open(url, 1)
+ return open(url, 1)
+def open_new_tab(url):
+ return open(url, 2)
-def _synthesize(browser):
+
+def _synthesize(browser, update_tryorder=1):
"""Attempt to synthesize a controller base on existing controllers.
This is useful to create a controller when a user specifies a path to
@@ -58,9 +73,10 @@ def _synthesize(browser):
executable for the requested browser, return [None, None].
"""
- if not os.path.exists(browser):
+ cmd = browser.split()[0]
+ if not _iscommand(cmd):
return [None, None]
- name = os.path.basename(browser)
+ name = os.path.basename(cmd)
try:
command = _browsers[name.lower()]
except KeyError:
@@ -72,132 +88,199 @@ def _synthesize(browser):
controller = copy.copy(controller)
controller.name = browser
controller.basename = os.path.basename(browser)
- register(browser, None, controller)
+ register(browser, None, controller, update_tryorder)
return [None, controller]
return [None, None]
+if sys.platform[:3] == "win":
+ def _isexecutable(cmd):
+ cmd = cmd.lower()
+ if os.path.isfile(cmd) and (cmd.endswith(".exe") or
+ cmd.endswith(".bat")):
+ return True
+ for ext in ".exe", ".bat":
+ if os.path.isfile(cmd + ext):
+ return True
+ return False
+else:
+ def _isexecutable(cmd):
+ if os.path.isfile(cmd):
+ mode = os.stat(cmd)[stat.ST_MODE]
+ if mode & stat.S_IXUSR or mode & stat.S_IXGRP or mode & stat.S_IXOTH:
+ return True
+ return False
+
def _iscommand(cmd):
- """Return True if cmd can be found on the executable search path."""
+ """Return True if cmd is executable or can be found on the executable
+ search path."""
+ if _isexecutable(cmd):
+ return True
path = os.environ.get("PATH")
if not path:
return False
for d in path.split(os.pathsep):
exe = os.path.join(d, cmd)
- if os.path.isfile(exe):
+ if _isexecutable(exe):
return True
return False
-PROCESS_CREATION_DELAY = 4
+# General parent classes
+
+class BaseBrowser(object):
+ """Parent class for all browsers."""
+
+ def __init__(self, name=""):
+ self.name = name
+
+ def open_new(self, url):
+ return self.open(url, 1)
+
+ def open_new_tab(self, url):
+ return self.open(url, 2)
+
+class GenericBrowser(BaseBrowser):
+ """Class for all browsers started with a command
+ and without remote functionality."""
-class GenericBrowser:
def __init__(self, cmd):
self.name, self.args = cmd.split(None, 1)
- self.basename = os.path.basename(self.name)
def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1):
assert "'" not in url
command = "%s %s" % (self.name, self.args)
- os.system(command % url)
+ rc = os.system(command % url)
+ return not rc
- def open_new(self, url):
- self.open(url)
+class UnixBrowser(BaseBrowser):
+ """Parent class for all Unix browsers with remote functionality."""
-class Netscape:
- "Launcher class for Netscape browsers."
- def __init__(self, name):
- self.name = name
- self.basename = os.path.basename(name)
+ raise_opts = None
- def _remote(self, action, autoraise):
- raise_opt = ("-noraise", "-raise")[autoraise]
- cmd = "%s %s -remote '%s' >/dev/null 2>&1" % (self.name,
- raise_opt,
- action)
+ remote_cmd = ''
+ remote_action = None
+ remote_action_newwin = None
+ remote_action_newtab = None
+ remote_background = False
+
+ def _remote(self, url, action, autoraise):
+ autoraise = int(bool(autoraise)) # always 0/1
+ raise_opt = self.raise_opts and self.raise_opts[autoraise] or ''
+ cmd = "%s %s %s '%s' >/dev/null 2>&1" % (self.name, raise_opt,
+ self.remote_cmd, action)
+ if remote_background:
+ cmd += ' &'
rc = os.system(cmd)
if rc:
- import time
- os.system("%s &" % self.name)
- time.sleep(PROCESS_CREATION_DELAY)
- rc = os.system(cmd)
+ # bad return status, try again with simpler command
+ rc = os.system("%s %s" % (self.name, url))
return not rc
def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1):
- if new:
- self._remote("openURL(%s, new-window)"%url, autoraise)
+ assert "'" not in url
+ if new == 0:
+ action = self.remote_action
+ elif new == 1:
+ action = self.remote_action_newwin
+ elif new == 2:
+ if self.remote_action_newtab is None:
+ action = self.remote_action_newwin
+ else:
+ action = self.remote_action_newtab
else:
- self._remote("openURL(%s)" % url, autoraise)
+ raise Error("Bad 'new' parameter to open(); expected 0, 1, or 2, got %s" % new)
+ return self._remote(url, action % url, autoraise)
- def open_new(self, url):
- self.open(url, 1)
+class Mozilla(UnixBrowser):
+ """Launcher class for Mozilla/Netscape browsers."""
-class Galeon:
- """Launcher class for Galeon browsers."""
- def __init__(self, name):
- self.name = name
- self.basename = os.path.basename(name)
+ raise_opts = ("-noraise", "-raise")
- def _remote(self, action, autoraise):
- raise_opt = ("--noraise", "")[autoraise]
- cmd = "%s %s %s >/dev/null 2>&1" % (self.name, raise_opt, action)
- rc = os.system(cmd)
- if rc:
- import time
- os.system("%s >/dev/null 2>&1 &" % self.name)
- time.sleep(PROCESS_CREATION_DELAY)
- rc = os.system(cmd)
- return not rc
+ remote_cmd = '-remote'
+ remote_action = "openURL(%s)"
+ remote_action_newwin = "openURL(%s,new-window)"
+ remote_action_newtab = "openURL(%s,new-tab)"
- def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1):
- if new:
- self._remote("-w '%s'" % url, autoraise)
- else:
- self._remote("-n '%s'" % url, autoraise)
+Netscape = Mozilla
- def open_new(self, url):
- self.open(url, 1)
+class Galeon(UnixBrowser):
+ """Launcher class for Galeon/Epiphany browsers."""
+
+ raise_opts = ("-noraise", "")
+ remote_action = "-n '%s'"
+ remote_action_newwin = "-w '%s'"
-class Konqueror:
+ remote_background = True
+
+
+class Konqueror(BaseBrowser):
"""Controller for the KDE File Manager (kfm, or Konqueror).
See http://developer.kde.org/documentation/other/kfmclient.html
for more information on the Konqueror remote-control interface.
"""
- def __init__(self):
- if _iscommand("konqueror"):
- self.name = self.basename = "konqueror"
- else:
- self.name = self.basename = "kfm"
- def _remote(self, action):
+ def _remote(self, url, action):
+ # kfmclient is the new KDE way of opening URLs.
cmd = "kfmclient %s >/dev/null 2>&1" % action
rc = os.system(cmd)
+ # Fall back to other variants.
if rc:
- import time
- if self.basename == "konqueror":
- os.system(self.name + " --silent &")
- else:
- os.system(self.name + " -d &")
- time.sleep(PROCESS_CREATION_DELAY)
- rc = os.system(cmd)
+ if _iscommand("konqueror"):
+ rc = os.system(self.name + " --silent '%s' &" % url)
+ elif _iscommand("kfm"):
+ rc = os.system(self.name + " -d '%s'" % url)
return not rc
- def open(self, url, new=1, autoraise=1):
+ def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1):
# XXX Currently I know no way to prevent KFM from
# opening a new win.
assert "'" not in url
- self._remote("openURL '%s'" % url)
+ if new == 2:
+ action = "newTab '%s'" % url
+ else:
+ action = "openURL '%s'" % url
+ ok = self._remote(url, action)
+ return ok
+
+
+class Opera(UnixBrowser):
+ "Launcher class for Opera browser."
- open_new = open
+ raise_opts = ("", "-raise")
+ remote_cmd = '-remote'
+ remote_action = "openURL(%s)"
+ remote_action_newwin = "openURL(%s,new-window)"
+ remote_action_newtab = "openURL(%s,new-page)"
-class Grail:
+
+class Elinks(UnixBrowser):
+ "Launcher class for Elinks browsers."
+
+ remote_cmd = '-remote'
+ remote_action = "openURL(%s)"
+ remote_action_newwin = "openURL(%s,new-window)"
+ remote_action_newtab = "openURL(%s,new-tab)"
+
+ def _remote(self, url, action, autoraise):
+ # elinks doesn't like its stdout to be redirected -
+ # it uses redirected stdout as a signal to do -dump
+ cmd = "%s %s '%s' 2>/dev/null" % (self.name,
+ self.remote_cmd, action)
+ rc = os.system(cmd)
+ if rc:
+ rc = os.system("%s %s" % (self.name, url))
+ return not rc
+
+
+class Grail(BaseBrowser):
# There should be a way to maintain a connection to Grail, but the
# Grail remote control protocol doesn't really allow that at this
# point. It probably neverwill!
@@ -237,93 +320,97 @@ class Grail:
def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1):
if new:
- self._remote("LOADNEW " + url)
+ ok = self._remote("LOADNEW " + url)
else:
- self._remote("LOAD " + url)
+ ok = self._remote("LOAD " + url)
+ return ok
- def open_new(self, url):
- self.open(url, 1)
-
-
-class WindowsDefault:
- def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1):
- os.startfile(url)
-
- def open_new(self, url):
- self.open(url)
#
# Platform support for Unix
#
-# This is the right test because all these Unix browsers require either
-# a console terminal of an X display to run. Note that we cannot split
-# the TERM and DISPLAY cases, because we might be running Python from inside
-# an xterm.
-if os.environ.get("TERM") or os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
- _tryorder = ["links", "lynx", "w3m"]
-
- # Easy cases first -- register console browsers if we have them.
- if os.environ.get("TERM"):
- # The Links browser <http://artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mikulas/links/>
- if _iscommand("links"):
- register("links", None, GenericBrowser("links '%s'"))
- # The Lynx browser <http://lynx.browser.org/>
- if _iscommand("lynx"):
- register("lynx", None, GenericBrowser("lynx '%s'"))
- # The w3m browser <http://ei5nazha.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/~aito/w3m/eng/>
- if _iscommand("w3m"):
- register("w3m", None, GenericBrowser("w3m '%s'"))
-
- # X browsers have more in the way of options
- if os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
- _tryorder = ["galeon", "skipstone",
- "mozilla-firefox", "mozilla-firebird", "mozilla", "netscape",
- "kfm", "grail"] + _tryorder
-
- # First, the Netscape series
- for browser in ("mozilla-firefox", "mozilla-firebird",
- "mozilla", "netscape"):
- if _iscommand(browser):
- register(browser, None, Netscape(browser))
-
- # Next, Mosaic -- old but still in use.
- if _iscommand("mosaic"):
- register("mosaic", None, GenericBrowser(
- "mosaic '%s' >/dev/null &"))
-
- # Gnome's Galeon
- if _iscommand("galeon"):
- register("galeon", None, Galeon("galeon"))
-
- # Skipstone, another Gtk/Mozilla based browser
- if _iscommand("skipstone"):
- register("skipstone", None, GenericBrowser(
- "skipstone '%s' >/dev/null &"))
-
- # Konqueror/kfm, the KDE browser.
- if _iscommand("kfm") or _iscommand("konqueror"):
- register("kfm", Konqueror, Konqueror())
-
- # Grail, the Python browser.
- if _iscommand("grail"):
- register("grail", Grail, None)
-
-
-class InternetConfig:
- def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1):
- ic.launchurl(url)
-
- def open_new(self, url):
- self.open(url)
-
+# These are the right tests because all these Unix browsers require either
+# a console terminal or an X display to run.
+
+# Prefer X browsers if present
+if os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
+
+ # First, the Mozilla/Netscape browsers
+ for browser in ("mozilla-firefox", "firefox",
+ "mozilla-firebird", "firebird",
+ "mozilla", "netscape"):
+ if _iscommand(browser):
+ register(browser, None, Mozilla(browser))
+
+ # The default Gnome browser
+ if _iscommand("gconftool-2"):
+ # get the web browser string from gconftool
+ gc = 'gconftool-2 -g /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/command'
+ out = os.popen(gc)
+ commd = out.read().strip()
+ retncode = out.close()
+
+ # if successful, register it
+ if retncode == None and len(commd) != 0:
+ register("gnome", None, GenericBrowser(
+ commd + " '%s' >/dev/null &"))
+
+ # Konqueror/kfm, the KDE browser.
+ if _iscommand("kfm") or _iscommand("konqueror"):
+ register("kfm", Konqueror, Konqueror())
+
+ # Gnome's Galeon and Epiphany
+ for browser in ("galeon", "epiphany"):
+ if _iscommand(browser):
+ register(browser, None, Galeon(browser))
+
+ # Skipstone, another Gtk/Mozilla based browser
+ if _iscommand("skipstone"):
+ register("skipstone", None, GenericBrowser("skipstone '%s' &"))
+
+ # Opera, quite popular
+ if _iscommand("opera"):
+ register("opera", None, Opera("opera"))
+
+ # Next, Mosaic -- old but still in use.
+ if _iscommand("mosaic"):
+ register("mosaic", None, GenericBrowser("mosaic '%s' &"))
+
+ # Grail, the Python browser. Does anybody still use it?
+ if _iscommand("grail"):
+ register("grail", Grail, None)
+
+# Also try console browsers
+if os.environ.get("TERM"):
+ # The Links/elinks browsers <http://artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mikulas/links/>
+ if _iscommand("links"):
+ register("links", None, GenericBrowser("links '%s'"))
+ if _iscommand("elinks"):
+ register("elinks", None, Elinks("elinks"))
+ # The Lynx browser <http://lynx.isc.org/>, <http://lynx.browser.org/>
+ if _iscommand("lynx"):
+ register("lynx", None, GenericBrowser("lynx '%s'"))
+ # The w3m browser <http://w3m.sourceforge.net/>
+ if _iscommand("w3m"):
+ register("w3m", None, GenericBrowser("w3m '%s'"))
#
# Platform support for Windows
#
if sys.platform[:3] == "win":
- _tryorder = ["netscape", "windows-default"]
+ class WindowsDefault(BaseBrowser):
+ def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1):
+ os.startfile(url)
+ return True # Oh, my...
+
+ _tryorder = []
+ _browsers = {}
+ # Prefer mozilla/netscape/opera if present
+ for browser in ("firefox", "firebird", "mozilla", "netscape", "opera"):
+ if _iscommand(browser):
+ register(browser, None, GenericBrowser(browser + ' %s'))
register("windows-default", WindowsDefault)
#
@@ -335,36 +422,112 @@ try:
except ImportError:
pass
else:
- # internet-config is the only supported controller on MacOS,
- # so don't mess with the default!
- _tryorder = ["internet-config"]
- register("internet-config", InternetConfig)
+ class InternetConfig(BaseBrowser):
+ def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1):
+ ic.launchurl(url)
+ return True # Any way to get status?
+
+ register("internet-config", InternetConfig, update_tryorder=-1)
+
+if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+ # Adapted from patch submitted to SourceForge by Steven J. Burr
+ class MacOSX(BaseBrowser):
+ """Launcher class for Aqua browsers on Mac OS X
+
+ Optionally specify a browser name on instantiation. Note that this
+ will not work for Aqua browsers if the user has moved the application
+ package after installation.
+
+ If no browser is specified, the default browser, as specified in the
+ Internet System Preferences panel, will be used.
+ """
+ def __init__(self, name):
+ self.name = name
+
+ def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1):
+ assert "'" not in url
+ # new must be 0 or 1
+ new = int(bool(new))
+ if self.name == "default":
+ # User called open, open_new or get without a browser parameter
+ script = _safequote('open location "%s"', url) # opens in default browser
+ else:
+ # User called get and chose a browser
+ if self.name == "OmniWeb":
+ toWindow = ""
+ else:
+ # Include toWindow parameter of OpenURL command for browsers
+ # that support it. 0 == new window; -1 == existing
+ toWindow = "toWindow %d" % (new - 1)
+ cmd = _safequote('OpenURL "%s"', url)
+ script = '''tell application "%s"
+ activate
+ %s %s
+ end tell''' % (self.name, cmd, toWindow)
+ # Open pipe to AppleScript through osascript command
+ osapipe = os.popen("osascript", "w")
+ if osapipe is None:
+ return False
+ # Write script to osascript's stdin
+ osapipe.write(script)
+ rc = osapipe.close()
+ return not rc
+
+ # Don't clear _tryorder or _browsers since OS X can use above Unix support
+ # (but we prefer using the OS X specific stuff)
+ register("MacOSX", None, MacOSX('default'), -1)
+
#
# Platform support for OS/2
#
-if sys.platform[:3] == "os2" and _iscommand("netscape.exe"):
- _tryorder = ["os2netscape"]
+if sys.platform[:3] == "os2" and _iscommand("netscape"):
+ _tryorder = []
+ _browsers = {}
register("os2netscape", None,
- GenericBrowser("start netscape.exe %s"))
+ GenericBrowser("start netscape %s"), -1)
+
# OK, now that we know what the default preference orders for each
# platform are, allow user to override them with the BROWSER variable.
-#
if "BROWSER" in os.environ:
- # It's the user's responsibility to register handlers for any unknown
- # browser referenced by this value, before calling open().
- _tryorder = os.environ["BROWSER"].split(os.pathsep)
-
-for cmd in _tryorder:
- if not cmd.lower() in _browsers:
- if _iscommand(cmd.lower()):
- register(cmd.lower(), None, GenericBrowser(
- "%s '%%s'" % cmd.lower()))
-cmd = None # to make del work if _tryorder was empty
-del cmd
-
-_tryorder = filter(lambda x: x.lower() in _browsers
- or x.find("%s") > -1, _tryorder)
+ _userchoices = os.environ["BROWSER"].split(os.pathsep)
+ _userchoices.reverse()
+
+ # Treat choices in same way as if passed into get() but do register
+ # and prepend to _tryorder
+ for cmdline in _userchoices:
+ if cmdline != '':
+ _synthesize(cmdline, -1)
+ cmdline = None # to make del work if _userchoices was empty
+ del cmdline
+ del _userchoices
+
# what to do if _tryorder is now empty?
+
+
+def main():
+ import getopt
+ usage = """Usage: %s [-n | -t] url
+ -n: open new window
+ -t: open new tab""" % sys.argv[0]
+ try:
+ opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], 'ntd')
+ except getopt.error, msg:
+ print >>sys.stderr, msg
+ print >>sys.stderr, usage
+ sys.exit(1)
+ new_win = 0
+ for o, a in opts:
+ if o == '-n': new_win = 1
+ elif o == '-t': new_win = 2
+ if len(args) <> 1:
+ print >>sys.stderr, usage
+ sys.exit(1)
+
+ url = args[0]
+ open(url, new_win)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ main()