[issue8232] webbrowser open(), open_new(), and open_new_tab() Broken Functionality

[Brian Curtin]

Brian Curtin <curtin at acm.org> added the comment:

On Windows, the WindowsDefault class gets used and it doesn't make use of anything other than the URL (no 'new' or 'autoraise'). All it does is pass the URL onto os.startfile.

It should make a better attempt at running the URL. Patches welcome, or I'll try to come up with one shortly.

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nosy: +brian.curtin
priority:  -> normal
stage:  -> needs patch

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