page_link URL preview shows file path instead of URL path

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Summary

When I use st.page_link in an app and hover over the link, the URL preview in the bottom left of my browser shows the FILE path from root instead of the expected URL page path.

Reproducible Code Example

Can also see this repro on: https://page-link.streamlit.app/

import streamlit as st

# Need a second page
st.page_link("pages/page2.py", label="Page with weird preview")

"Open this app, hover over the page link and check the preview"

Steps To Reproduce

See above

Expected Behavior

I see e.g. localhost:8501/page2

Current Behavior

I see localhost:8501/mnt/src/pages/page2.py or similar

Is this a regression?

• Yes, this used to work in a previous version.

Debug info

• Streamlit version: 1.31
• Python version: 3.11
• Operating System: Mac
• Browser: Chrome

Additional Information

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