From: Georg Brandl Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 13:45:49 +0000 (+0000) Subject: #5601: clarify that webbrowser is not meant for file names. X-Git-Tag: v2.7a1~1580 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=29b36308a40d6479f29b093f9decfa6f58fe31a1;p=python #5601: clarify that webbrowser is not meant for file names. --- diff --git a/Doc/library/webbrowser.rst b/Doc/library/webbrowser.rst index 4250598aa2..af8b637d5b 100644 --- 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.