Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!news1.tnib.de!feed.news.tnib.de!news.tnib.de!newsfeed.freenet.ag!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.004 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Windows': 0.09; 'python': 0.09; 'fetch': 0.09; 'path,': 0.09; 'url:github': 0.09; 'useless': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.10; 'properly': 0.15; '2.7.3': 0.16; '24,': 0.16; 'chrome,': 0.16; 'folder,': 0.16; 'folder.': 0.16; 'record,': 0.16; 'windows?': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'windows': 0.19; 'feb': 0.19; 'question.': 0.20; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; 'linux': 0.24; 'command': 0.24; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'am,': 0.27; 'subject:skip:d 10': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; "doesn't": 0.28; 'subject:/': 0.28; 'issues.': 0.29; 'url:mailman': 0.29; 'relative': 0.30; 'url:python': 0.32; 'file': 0.32; 'url:listinfo': 0.32; 'getting': 0.33; 'goes': 0.33; 'page.': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'returning': 0.35; 'open': 0.35; 'posting': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'created': 0.36; 'but': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'does': 0.37; 'late': 0.37; 'rather': 0.37; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'nothing': 0.38; 'page': 0.38; 'google': 0.39; 'application': 0.40; 'help': 0.40; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'night': 0.62; 'search,': 0.65; 'internet': 0.71; '2013': 0.84; 'start.': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=3AYl/a11xS+qgkJj+YrUy59iD4IwY15IkziDW6bhkUo=; b=BMCSzImoPlogciL1Xv/6RISNqCT1SU17FcXQOFV9dL8HCMaGas8LAGWi0YoePS1o0Y 15PEru498HV1w9UzthcYPpq8IF6SwDe7WaX6sMVYu/YsHoguim8kL6d43yVb7w90w11b W9cXUdl8bXY8QOYdMWA0UIIbTpwLqsR8TznEmhX5LwKEAPZz0L8jQ0wYK0jSW8430qcU fOqn3uVcnncOWpynNYTgQiyBYAEvXGrVbufZHhqXidPOZu1PZ3waJGu/ap2fW/zd258L L8GbQ1f93vphAmEHz9GfPsvjBlmvBDXGYbp0+A31nHGGEcVup4AmKlObJIwPHeHnIoBx pvLQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.14.175.129 with SMTP id z1mr33164193eel.7.1361749869869; Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:51:09 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <659b4770-12fb-400f-8aa5-049605347fe2@googlegroups.com> Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:51:09 -0800 Subject: Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows From: Demian Brecht To: llanitedave Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: Python X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 37 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1361749878 news.xs4all.nl 6983 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:54275 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:39823 For the record, I completely misread and misunderstood the question. I should stop posting that late at night :P On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 1:25 AM, Demian Brecht wro= te: > Rather than using a relative path, try using > webbrowser.open('{}/documentation/help.html'.format(os.path.dirname(__fil= e__))). > > On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 1:17 AM, llanitedave wro= te: >> I created an html help page for my Python 2.7.3 application and put it i= n a documentation folder. I used webbrowser.open() to fetch the page. >> >> On linux -- KDE specifically, the command opens the local file on my def= ault browser with no issues. However, on Windows 7, it opens Internet Expl= orer, which doesn't even search the local folder, but goes straight to the = web and does a Google search, returning nothing but useless noise. >> >> My default browser on Windows is Chrome, so my intention is getting unde= rmined right from the start. >> >> How do I get a local html file to open properly from Python in Windows? >> -- >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > > > -- > Demian Brecht > http://demianbrecht.github.com -- Demian Brecht http://demianbrecht.github.com