Add optional kiosk mode support to the webbrowser module
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Description
Feature or enhancement
Proposal:
I'd like to propose support for opening URLs in kiosk/full-screen mode through the webbrowser module.
Currently, applications that need kiosk behavior (digital signage, information displays, public terminals, dashboard screens, etc.) must bypass webbrowser and invoke browser-specific command-line flags such as:
- Chromium/Chrome:
--kiosk - Firefox:
--kiosk - Edge:
--kiosk
This reduces the usefulness of the cross-platform abstraction provided by webbrowser.
Possible API
For example:
webbrowser.open(
"https://example.com",
kiosk=True,
)
or another API that better fits the module design.
Has this already been discussed elsewhere?
This is a minor feature, which does not need previous discussion elsewhere
Links to previous discussion of this feature:
No response
Linked PRs
- gh-153643
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Research direction
Start with the webbrowser module's open() entry point and review how its browser-specific command-line handling maps to Chromium, Firefox, and Edge. Done means the module exposes an agreed optional kiosk-mode API and supports the requested browser behavior without requiring callers to bypass webbrowser.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100