7.23 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).