Help me. How to open a new IE window?

[Sean Ross]

"angel" <dai4happy at yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I want python(win32com) to open a new IE window.
> Source is:
> /******/
> import win32com.client
> msie = win32com.client.Dispatch("InternetExplorer.Application")
> msie.Visible = 1
> msie.Naviagte(http://www.python.org)
> /******/
> The problem is the program always grabs a existed IExplorer window or
> Explorer window. It never opens a new window.
>
> Please help me. Thanx
> Victor
>


Hi. Perhaps you may want to check out the webbrowser module:

>>> import webbrowser as browser
>>> browser.open("www.python.org", new=True)

OR

>>> browser.open_new(url)


OR

>>> IE = browser.WindowsDefault()
>>> IE.open_new(url)


HTH,
Sean