Support Chrome in webbrowser.py

[phdru]

BPO	13620
Nosy	@birkenfeld, @phdru, @orsenthil
Files	webbrowser.py-2.patch webbrowser_doc.patch

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2011-12-21.14:33:42.918>
created_at = <Date 2011-12-17.11:22:31.665>
labels = ['easy', 'type-feature', 'library']
title = 'Support Chrome in webbrowser.py'
updated_at = <Date 2011-12-21.14:40:36.580>
user = 'https://github.com/phdru'

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closed_date = <Date 2011-12-21.14:33:42.918>
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'fixed'
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status = 'closed'
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type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue13620'
versions = ['Python 3.3']

[phdru]

Support Google Chrome/Chromium browsers in webbrowser.py.

The attached patch is against Python 2.7, but it should be applied cleanly to Python 3+.

[arnaudc]

Hi.
The patch works fine on my box with Chromium 16 under Archlinux.

However, I think it might not work under Ubuntu or Debian, since the program is named "chromium-browser" on these distros, and it is missing from the list of tested browser. I am setting up an Ubuntu box to test and confirm this.

[phdru]

I updated the patch. Thank you for reviewing!

[arnaudc]

The new patch works under Ubuntu but not not under Archlinux anymore (where the program is named "chromium").

Here is a patch that works with python 3.3 under both distributions.

[phdru]

I'm fine with that version.

[arnaudc]

Here is a patch against the 3.3 documentation, mentionning the new supported browser types.

[python-dev]

New changeset 7faa90a6324c by Senthil Kumaran in branch 'default':
bpo-13620 - Support chrome browser in webbrowser.py module.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/7faa90a6324c

New changeset bd3631f9aa5c by Senthil Kumaran in branch 'default':
Docs and News update for bpo-13620. Chrome support in webbrowser.py
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/bd3631f9aa5c

[orsenthil]

This is in 3.3. Thanks for the patches.