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Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows

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Date Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:10:01 -0500
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On 2/25/2013 1:26 AM, llanitedave wrote:

> On the other hand, it *is* a bit frustrating that Linux recognizes an
> html-style relative path, while Windows insists on the entire
> absolute path.  Maybe we can call it a Windows bug, but a workaround
> would be nice to have.

You can file an enhancement issue, preferably with a patch and test, as 
I do not expect anyone else to write a patch.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")--  No Go in Windows llanitedave <llanitedave@veawb.coop> - 2013-02-24 01:17 -0800
  Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2013-02-24 01:24 -0800
  Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows Demian Brecht <demianbrecht@gmail.com> - 2013-02-24 01:25 -0800
  Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2013-02-24 01:35 -0800
    Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows llanitedave <llanitedave@veawb.coop> - 2013-02-24 12:28 -0800
      Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-02-24 20:50 +0000
        Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows llanitedave <llanitedave@veawb.coop> - 2013-02-24 13:06 -0800
        Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows llanitedave <llanitedave@veawb.coop> - 2013-02-24 13:06 -0800
      Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2013-02-24 12:48 -0800
        Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows llanitedave <llanitedave@veawb.coop> - 2013-02-24 13:04 -0800
        Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows llanitedave <llanitedave@veawb.coop> - 2013-02-24 13:04 -0800
      Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-02-24 22:15 +0000
        Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows llanitedave <llanitedave@veawb.coop> - 2013-02-24 17:03 -0800
        Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows llanitedave <llanitedave@veawb.coop> - 2013-02-24 17:03 -0800
      Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-02-25 00:36 -0500
    Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows llanitedave <llanitedave@veawb.coop> - 2013-02-24 12:28 -0800
  Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows Demian Brecht <demianbrecht@gmail.com> - 2013-02-24 15:51 -0800
    Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows llanitedave <llanitedave@veawb.coop> - 2013-02-24 18:26 -0800
    Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows llanitedave <llanitedave@veawb.coop> - 2013-02-24 18:26 -0800
  Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")--  No Go in Windows llanitedave <llanitedave@veawb.coop> - 2013-02-24 19:37 -0800
    Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")--  No Go in Windows Matej Cepl <mcepl@redhat.com> - 2013-02-26 14:15 +0100
  Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-02-25 00:35 -0500
    Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows llanitedave <llanitedave@veawb.coop> - 2013-02-24 22:26 -0800
      Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-02-25 17:37 +1100
      Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-02-25 06:10 -0500
    Re: webbrowser.open("./documentation/help.html")-- No Go in Windows llanitedave <llanitedave@veawb.coop> - 2013-02-24 22:26 -0800

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