[Patches] Giving Python launch capav\bility
M.-A. Lemburg
mal@lemburg.com
Sat, 10 Jun 2000 11:38:03 +0200
Moshe Zadka wrote:
>
> On Sat, 10 Jun 2000, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
>
> > Patch description:
> >
> > Add a small function to urllib that supports launching a browser on
> > a specified URL. Doc patch included because it's short and
> > explains the function in detail.
>
> I'm -1: this adds to urllib something that is platform dependant, and
> doesn't really belong there.
Dito. Why not add it to os.py (and add support for Win32 platforms) ?
> I'm +1, though, on installing idle as a package by default.
>
> Then a simple
>
> import idle.BrowserControl
>
> would solve the problem.
Not a bad idea, but will IDLE work as package ? (I see lots
of relative imports in there.)
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Marc-Andre Lemburg
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