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Is there a way to open a deafult browser with the App.run() method?
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Description
Is there any way to directly open up a default browser when App.run() is called without relying on something like webbrowser.open(url)?
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Research direction
Start by locating the Python implementation and documentation for App.run() and reviewing how webbrowser.open(url) is currently used or avoided. Clarify the expected browser-launch behavior and supported environments before determining what tests would demonstrate that the feature is complete.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
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- developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100