[Python-3000-checkins] r63163 - in python/branches/py3k: Lib/webbrowser.py Misc/NEWS

[amaury.forgeotdarc]

Author: amaury.forgeotdarc
Date: Mon May 12 16:41:00 2008
New Revision: 63163

Log:
#Issue2835: Correct an infinite recursion in webbrowser.open(), when KDE Konqueror is tried.


Modified:
   python/branches/py3k/Lib/webbrowser.py
   python/branches/py3k/Misc/NEWS

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Lib/webbrowser.py
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Lib/webbrowser.py	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Lib/webbrowser.py	Mon May 12 16:41:00 2008
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@
         else:
             action = "openURL"
 
-        devnull = open(os.devnull, "r+")
+        import io
+        devnull = io.open(os.devnull, "r+")
         # if possible, put browser in separate process group, so
         # keyboard interrupts don't affect browser as well as Python
         setsid = getattr(os, 'setsid', None)

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Misc/NEWS	Mon May 12 16:41:00 2008
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue 2865: webbrowser.open() works again in a KDE environment.
+
 - The multifile module has been removed.
 
 - The SocketServer module has been renamed to socketserver.