import os
import shlex
import shutil
import sys
import subprocess
import threading
__all__ = ["Error", "open", "open_new", "open_new_tab", "get", "register"]
class Error(Exception):
pass
_lock = threading.RLock()
_browsers = {} _tryorder = None _os_preferred_browser = None
def register(name, klass, instance=None, *, preferred=False):
with _lock:
if _tryorder is None:
register_standard_browsers()
_browsers[name.lower()] = [klass, instance]
if preferred or (_os_preferred_browser and f'{name}.desktop' == _os_preferred_browser):
_tryorder.insert(0, name)
else:
_tryorder.append(name)
def get(using=None):
if _tryorder is None:
with _lock:
if _tryorder is None:
register_standard_browsers()
if using is not None:
alternatives = [using]
else:
alternatives = _tryorder
for browser in alternatives:
if '%s' in browser:
browser = shlex.split(browser)
if browser[-1] == '&':
return BackgroundBrowser(browser[:-1])
else:
return GenericBrowser(browser)
else:
try:
command = _browsers[browser.lower()]
except KeyError:
command = _synthesize(browser)
if command[1] is not None:
return command[1]
elif command[0] is not None:
return command[0]()
raise Error("could not locate runnable browser")
def open(url, new=0, autoraise=True):
if _tryorder is None:
with _lock:
if _tryorder is None:
register_standard_browsers()
for name in _tryorder:
browser = get(name)
if browser.open(url, new, autoraise):
return True
return False
def open_new(url):
return open(url, 1)
def open_new_tab(url):
return open(url, 2)
def _synthesize(browser, *, preferred=False):
cmd = browser.split()[0]
if not shutil.which(cmd):
return [None, None]
name = os.path.basename(cmd)
try:
command = _browsers[name.lower()]
except KeyError:
return [None, None]
controller = command[1]
if controller and name.lower() == controller.basename:
import copy
controller = copy.copy(controller)
controller.name = browser
controller.basename = os.path.basename(browser)
register(browser, None, instance=controller, preferred=preferred)
return [None, controller]
return [None, None]
class BaseBrowser:
args = ['%s']
def __init__(self, name=""):
self.name = name
self.basename = name
def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True):
raise NotImplementedError
def open_new(self, url):
return self.open(url, 1)
def open_new_tab(self, url):
return self.open(url, 2)
class GenericBrowser(BaseBrowser):
def __init__(self, name):
if isinstance(name, str):
self.name = name
self.args = ["%s"]
else:
self.name = name[0]
self.args = name[1:]
self.basename = os.path.basename(self.name)
def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True):
sys.audit("webbrowser.open", url)
cmdline = [self.name] + [arg.replace("%s", url)
for arg in self.args]
try:
if sys.platform[:3] == 'win':
p = subprocess.Popen(cmdline)
else:
p = subprocess.Popen(cmdline, close_fds=True)
return not p.wait()
except OSError:
return False
class BackgroundBrowser(GenericBrowser):
def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True):
cmdline = [self.name] + [arg.replace("%s", url)
for arg in self.args]
sys.audit("webbrowser.open", url)
try:
if sys.platform[:3] == 'win':
p = subprocess.Popen(cmdline)
else:
p = subprocess.Popen(cmdline, close_fds=True,
start_new_session=True)
return p.poll() is None
except OSError:
return False
class UnixBrowser(BaseBrowser):
raise_opts = None
background = False
redirect_stdout = True
remote_args = ['%action', '%s']
remote_action = None
remote_action_newwin = None
remote_action_newtab = None
def _invoke(self, args, remote, autoraise, url=None):
raise_opt = []
if remote and self.raise_opts:
autoraise = int(autoraise)
opt = self.raise_opts[autoraise]
if opt:
raise_opt = [opt]
cmdline = [self.name] + raise_opt + args
if remote or self.background:
inout = subprocess.DEVNULL
else:
inout = None
p = subprocess.Popen(cmdline, close_fds=True, stdin=inout,
stdout=(self.redirect_stdout and inout or None),
stderr=inout, start_new_session=True)
if remote:
try:
rc = p.wait(5)
return not rc
except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
return True
elif self.background:
if p.poll() is None:
return True
else:
return False
else:
return not p.wait()
def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True):
sys.audit("webbrowser.open", url)
if new == 0:
action = self.remote_action
elif new == 1:
action = self.remote_action_newwin
elif new == 2:
if self.remote_action_newtab is None:
action = self.remote_action_newwin
else:
action = self.remote_action_newtab
else:
raise Error("Bad 'new' parameter to open(); "
f"expected 0, 1, or 2, got {new}")
args = [arg.replace("%s", url).replace("%action", action)
for arg in self.remote_args]
args = [arg for arg in args if arg]
success = self._invoke(args, True, autoraise, url)
if not success:
args = [arg.replace("%s", url) for arg in self.args]
return self._invoke(args, False, False)
else:
return True
class Mozilla(UnixBrowser):
remote_args = ['%action', '%s']
remote_action = ""
remote_action_newwin = "-new-window"
remote_action_newtab = "-new-tab"
background = True
class Epiphany(UnixBrowser):
raise_opts = ["-noraise", ""]
remote_args = ['%action', '%s']
remote_action = "-n"
remote_action_newwin = "-w"
background = True
class Chrome(UnixBrowser):
remote_args = ['%action', '%s']
remote_action = ""
remote_action_newwin = "--new-window"
remote_action_newtab = ""
background = True
Chromium = Chrome
class Opera(UnixBrowser):
remote_args = ['%action', '%s']
remote_action = ""
remote_action_newwin = "--new-window"
remote_action_newtab = ""
background = True
class Elinks(UnixBrowser):
remote_args = ['-remote', 'openURL(%s%action)']
remote_action = ""
remote_action_newwin = ",new-window"
remote_action_newtab = ",new-tab"
background = False
redirect_stdout = False
class Konqueror(BaseBrowser):
def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True):
sys.audit("webbrowser.open", url)
if new == 2:
action = "newTab"
else:
action = "openURL"
devnull = subprocess.DEVNULL
try:
p = subprocess.Popen(["kfmclient", action, url],
close_fds=True, stdin=devnull,
stdout=devnull, stderr=devnull)
except OSError:
pass
else:
p.wait()
return True
try:
p = subprocess.Popen(["konqueror", "--silent", url],
close_fds=True, stdin=devnull,
stdout=devnull, stderr=devnull,
start_new_session=True)
except OSError:
pass
else:
if p.poll() is None:
return True
try:
p = subprocess.Popen(["kfm", "-d", url],
close_fds=True, stdin=devnull,
stdout=devnull, stderr=devnull,
start_new_session=True)
except OSError:
return False
else:
return p.poll() is None
class Edge(UnixBrowser):
remote_args = ['%action', '%s']
remote_action = ""
remote_action_newwin = "--new-window"
remote_action_newtab = ""
background = True
def register_X_browsers():
if shutil.which("xdg-open"):
register("xdg-open", None, BackgroundBrowser("xdg-open"))
if shutil.which("gio"):
register("gio", None, BackgroundBrowser(["gio", "open", "--", "%s"]))
xdg_desktop = os.getenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP", "").split(":")
if (("GNOME" in xdg_desktop or
"GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID" in os.environ) and
shutil.which("gvfs-open")):
register("gvfs-open", None, BackgroundBrowser("gvfs-open"))
if (("KDE" in xdg_desktop or
"KDE_FULL_SESSION" in os.environ) and
shutil.which("kfmclient")):
register("kfmclient", Konqueror, Konqueror("kfmclient"))
if shutil.which("x-www-browser"):
register("x-www-browser", None, BackgroundBrowser("x-www-browser"))
for browser in ("firefox", "iceweasel", "seamonkey", "mozilla-firefox",
"mozilla"):
if shutil.which(browser):
register(browser, None, Mozilla(browser))
if shutil.which("kfm"):
register("kfm", Konqueror, Konqueror("kfm"))
elif shutil.which("konqueror"):
register("konqueror", Konqueror, Konqueror("konqueror"))
if shutil.which("epiphany"):
register("epiphany", None, Epiphany("epiphany"))
for browser in ("google-chrome", "chrome", "chromium", "chromium-browser"):
if shutil.which(browser):
register(browser, None, Chrome(browser))
if shutil.which("opera"):
register("opera", None, Opera("opera"))
if shutil.which("microsoft-edge"):
register("microsoft-edge", None, Edge("microsoft-edge"))
def register_standard_browsers():
global _tryorder
_tryorder = []
if sys.platform == 'darwin':
register("MacOSX", None, MacOSXOSAScript('default'))
register("chrome", None, MacOSXOSAScript('chrome'))
register("firefox", None, MacOSXOSAScript('firefox'))
register("safari", None, MacOSXOSAScript('safari'))
if sys.platform == "ios":
register("iosbrowser", None, IOSBrowser(), preferred=True)
if sys.platform == "serenityos":
register("Browser", None, BackgroundBrowser("Browser"))
if sys.platform[:3] == "win":
register("windows-default", WindowsDefault)
edge64 = os.path.join(os.environ.get("PROGRAMFILES(x86)", "C:\\Program Files (x86)"),
"Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\msedge.exe")
edge32 = os.path.join(os.environ.get("PROGRAMFILES", "C:\\Program Files"),
"Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\msedge.exe")
for browser in ("firefox", "seamonkey", "mozilla", "chrome",
"opera", edge64, edge32):
if shutil.which(browser):
register(browser, None, BackgroundBrowser(browser))
if shutil.which("MicrosoftEdge.exe"):
register("microsoft-edge", None, Edge("MicrosoftEdge.exe"))
else:
if sys.platform != "darwin" and (os.environ.get("DISPLAY") or os.environ.get("WAYLAND_DISPLAY")):
try:
cmd = "xdg-settings get default-web-browser".split()
raw_result = subprocess.check_output(cmd, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
result = raw_result.decode().strip()
except (FileNotFoundError, subprocess.CalledProcessError,
PermissionError, NotADirectoryError):
pass
else:
global _os_preferred_browser
_os_preferred_browser = result
register_X_browsers()
if os.environ.get("TERM"):
if shutil.which("www-browser"):
register("www-browser", None, GenericBrowser("www-browser"))
if shutil.which("links"):
register("links", None, GenericBrowser("links"))
if shutil.which("elinks"):
register("elinks", None, Elinks("elinks"))
if shutil.which("lynx"):
register("lynx", None, GenericBrowser("lynx"))
if shutil.which("w3m"):
register("w3m", None, GenericBrowser("w3m"))
if "BROWSER" in os.environ:
userchoices = os.environ["BROWSER"].split(os.pathsep)
userchoices.reverse()
for cmdline in userchoices:
if cmdline != '':
cmd = _synthesize(cmdline, preferred=True)
if cmd[1] is None:
register(cmdline, None, GenericBrowser(cmdline), preferred=True)
if sys.platform[:3] == "win":
class WindowsDefault(BaseBrowser):
def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True):
sys.audit("webbrowser.open", url)
try:
os.startfile(url)
except OSError:
return False
else:
return True
if sys.platform == 'darwin':
class MacOSXOSAScript(BaseBrowser):
def __init__(self, name='default'):
super().__init__(name)
def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True):
sys.audit("webbrowser.open", url)
url = url.replace('"', '%22')
if self.name == 'default':
script = f'open location "{url}"' else:
script = f'''
tell application "{self.name}"
activate
open location "{url}"
end
'''
osapipe = os.popen("osascript", "w")
if osapipe is None:
return False
osapipe.write(script)
rc = osapipe.close()
return not rc
if sys.platform == "ios":
from _ios_support import objc
if objc:
from ctypes import c_void_p, c_char_p, c_ulong
class IOSBrowser(BaseBrowser):
def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=True):
sys.audit("webbrowser.open", url)
if objc is None:
return False
objc.objc_msgSend.restype = c_void_p
NSString = objc.objc_getClass(b"NSString")
constructor = objc.sel_registerName(b"stringWithCString:encoding:")
objc.objc_msgSend.argtypes = [c_void_p, c_void_p, c_char_p, c_ulong]
url_string = objc.objc_msgSend(
NSString,
constructor,
url.encode("utf-8"),
4, )
NSURL = objc.objc_getClass(b"NSURL")
urlWithString_ = objc.sel_registerName(b"URLWithString:")
objc.objc_msgSend.argtypes = [c_void_p, c_void_p, c_void_p]
ns_url = objc.objc_msgSend(NSURL, urlWithString_, url_string)
UIApplication = objc.objc_getClass(b"UIApplication")
sharedApplication = objc.sel_registerName(b"sharedApplication")
objc.objc_msgSend.argtypes = [c_void_p, c_void_p]
shared_app = objc.objc_msgSend(UIApplication, sharedApplication)
openURL_ = objc.sel_registerName(b"openURL:options:completionHandler:")
objc.objc_msgSend.argtypes = [
c_void_p, c_void_p, c_void_p, c_void_p, c_void_p
]
objc.objc_msgSend.restype = None
objc.objc_msgSend(shared_app, openURL_, ns_url, None, None)
return True
def parse_args(arg_list: list[str] | None):
import argparse
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Open URL in a web browser.")
parser.add_argument("url", help="URL to open")
group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
group.add_argument("-n", "--new-window", action="store_const",
const=1, default=0, dest="new_win",
help="open new window")
group.add_argument("-t", "--new-tab", action="store_const",
const=2, default=0, dest="new_win",
help="open new tab")
args = parser.parse_args(arg_list)
return args
def main(arg_list: list[str] | None = None):
args = parse_args(arg_list)
open(args.url, args.new_win)
print("\a")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()