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-rw-r--r--Lib/webbrowser.py11
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS4
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/webbrowser.py b/Lib/webbrowser.py
index efdebdc8b1..cb9dbb36bd 100644
--- a/Lib/webbrowser.py
+++ b/Lib/webbrowser.py
@@ -261,8 +261,7 @@ class WindowsDefault:
# the TERM and DISPLAY cases, because we might be running Python from inside
# an xterm.
if os.environ.get("TERM") or os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
- _tryorder = ["galeon", "mozilla", "netscape", "kfm",
- "grail", "links", "lynx", "w3m",]
+ _tryorder = ["links", "lynx", "w3m"]
# Easy cases first -- register console browsers if we have them.
if os.environ.get("TERM"):
@@ -278,6 +277,9 @@ if os.environ.get("TERM") or os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
# X browsers have more in the way of options
if os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
+ _tryorder = ["galeon", "skipstone", "mozilla", "netscape",
+ "kfm", "grail"] + _tryorder
+
# First, the Netscape series
if _iscommand("mozilla"):
register("mozilla", None, Netscape("mozilla"))
@@ -293,6 +295,11 @@ if os.environ.get("TERM") or os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
if _iscommand("galeon"):
register("galeon", None, Galeon("galeon"))
+ # Skipstone, another Gtk/Mozilla based browser
+ if _iscommand("skipstone"):
+ register("skipstone", None, GenericBrowser(
+ "skipstone '%s' >/dev/null &"))
+
# Konqueror/kfm, the KDE browser.
if _iscommand("kfm") or _iscommand("konqueror"):
register("kfm", Konqueror, Konqueror())
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index d1fa3f9a71..2f786945a3 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -628,6 +628,10 @@ Library
the config file, including the contents of the referred filename in
the "%verifyscript" section of the rpm spec file.
+- Fixed bug #495695: webbrowser module would run graphic browsers in a
+ unix environment even if DISPLAY was not set. Also, support for
+ skipstone browser was included.
+
Tools/Demos
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