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webbrowser

Interfaces for launching and remotely controlling web browsers.

Classes

BackgroundBrowser

Class for all browsers which are to be started in the
       background.
open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True)
open_new(self, url)
open_new_tab(self, url)
args = ['%s']

BaseBrowser

Parent class for all browsers. Do not use directly.
open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True)
open_new(self, url)
open_new_tab(self, url)
args = ['%s']

Chrome

Launcher class for Google Chrome browser.
open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True)
open_new(self, url)
open_new_tab(self, url)
args = ['%s']
background = True
raise_opts = None
redirect_stdout = True
remote_action = ''
remote_action_newtab = ''
remote_action_newwin = '--new-window'
remote_args = ['%action', '%s']

Chrome

Launcher class for Google Chrome browser.
open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True)
open_new(self, url)
open_new_tab(self, url)
args = ['%s']
background = True
raise_opts = None
redirect_stdout = True
remote_action = ''
remote_action_newtab = ''
remote_action_newwin = '--new-window'
remote_args = ['%action', '%s']

Elinks

Launcher class for Elinks browsers.
open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True)
open_new(self, url)
open_new_tab(self, url)
args = ['%s']
background = False
raise_opts = None
redirect_stdout = False
remote_action = ''
remote_action_newtab = ',new-tab'
remote_action_newwin = ',new-window'
remote_args = ['-remote', 'openURL(%s%action)']

Error

with_traceback(...)

  Exception.with_traceback(tb) --
      set self.__traceback__ to tb and return self.
args = <attribute 'args' of 'BaseException' objects>

Galeon

Launcher class for Galeon/Epiphany browsers.
open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True)
open_new(self, url)
open_new_tab(self, url)
args = ['%s']
background = True
raise_opts = ['-noraise', '']
redirect_stdout = True
remote_action = '-n'
remote_action_newtab = None
remote_action_newwin = '-w'
remote_args = ['%action', '%s']

GenericBrowser

Class for all browsers started with a command
       and without remote functionality.
open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True)
open_new(self, url)
open_new_tab(self, url)
args = ['%s']

Grail

open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True)
open_new(self, url)
open_new_tab(self, url)
args = ['%s']

Konqueror

Controller for the KDE File Manager (kfm, or Konqueror).

    See the output of ``kfmclient --commands``
    for more information on the Konqueror remote-control interface.
    
open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True)
open_new(self, url)
open_new_tab(self, url)
args = ['%s']

Mozilla

Launcher class for Mozilla browsers.
open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True)
open_new(self, url)
open_new_tab(self, url)
args = ['%s']
background = True
raise_opts = None
redirect_stdout = True
remote_action = ''
remote_action_newtab = '-new-tab'
remote_action_newwin = '-new-window'
remote_args = ['%action', '%s']

Netscape

Launcher class for Netscape browser.
open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True)
open_new(self, url)
open_new_tab(self, url)
args = ['%s']
background = True
raise_opts = ['-noraise', '-raise']
redirect_stdout = True
remote_action = ''
remote_action_newtab = ',new-tab'
remote_action_newwin = ',new-window'
remote_args = ['-remote', 'openURL(%s%action)']

Opera

Launcher class for Opera browser.
open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True)
open_new(self, url)
open_new_tab(self, url)
args = ['%s']
background = True
raise_opts = None
redirect_stdout = True
remote_action = ''
remote_action_newtab = ''
remote_action_newwin = '--new-window'
remote_args = ['%action', '%s']

UnixBrowser

Parent class for all Unix browsers with remote functionality.
open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True)
open_new(self, url)
open_new_tab(self, url)
args = ['%s']
background = False
raise_opts = None
redirect_stdout = True
remote_action = None
remote_action_newtab = None
remote_action_newwin = None
remote_args = ['%action', '%s']

Functions

get

get(using=None)

  Return a browser launcher instance appropriate for the environment.

main

main()

open

open(url, new=0, autoraise=True)

  Display url using the default browser.

      If possible, open url in a location determined by new.
      - 0: the same browser window (the default).
      - 1: a new browser window.
      - 2: a new browser page ("tab").
      If possible, autoraise raises the window (the default) or not.
    

open_new

open_new(url)

  Open url in a new window of the default browser.

      If not possible, then open url in the only browser window.
    

open_new_tab

open_new_tab(url)

  Open url in a new page ("tab") of the default browser.

      If not possible, then the behavior becomes equivalent to open_new().
    

register

register(name, klass, instance=None, *, preferred=False)

  Register a browser connector.

register_X_browsers

register_X_browsers()

register_standard_browsers

register_standard_browsers()

Modules

os

shlex

shutil

subprocess

sys

threading