#5601: clarify that webbrowser is not meant for file names.

diff --git a/Doc/library/webbrowser.rst b/Doc/library/webbrowser.rst
index 4250598aa2dea9b3b6bef9c7713ef77f4628b2bb..af8b637d5b70cb0802fab090b94e7908a4fe6f04 100644 (file)
--- a/Doc/library/webbrowser.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/webbrowser.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ The following functions are defined:
    under many window managers this will occur regardless of the setting of this
    variable).
 
+   Note that on some platforms, trying to open a filename using this function,
+   may work and start the operating system's associated program.  However, this
+   is neither supported nor portable.
+
    .. versionchanged:: 2.5
       *new* can now be 2.