- Issue #14493: Use gvfs-open/xdg-open in Lib/webbrowser.py.

diff --git a/Lib/webbrowser.py b/Lib/webbrowser.py
index d036355c1c4fcc9fa4c60887152ff77afe8003e2..5b441e6ecc067178478c121cf45952f5ed6a2078 100644 (file)
--- a/Lib/webbrowser.py
+++ b/Lib/webbrowser.py
@@ -448,6 +448,14 @@ class Grail(BaseBrowser):
 
 def register_X_browsers():
 
+    # use xdg-open if around
+    if _iscommand("xdg-open"):
+        register("xdg-open", None, BackgroundBrowser("xdg-open"))
+
+    # The default GNOME3 browser
+    if "GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID" in os.environ and _iscommand("gvfs-open"):
+        register("gvfs-open", None, BackgroundBrowser("gvfs-open"))
+
     # The default GNOME browser
     if "GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID" in os.environ and _iscommand("gnome-open"):
         register("gnome-open", None, BackgroundBrowser("gnome-open"))

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 0c3438a7d5bb419a971267961774112e223a51b8..723e6ffc52360c2653233eab854df629424fc4fe 100644 (file)
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ Library
   a multiprocessing Client or Listener with an AF_PIPE type address under
   non-Windows platforms.  Patch by Popa Claudiu.
 
+- Issue #14493: Use gvfs-open/xdg-open in Lib/webbrowser.py.
+
 
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