webbrowser.get(command_line) does not support Windows-style path separators

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems

Research direction

Start at webbrowser.get(command_line) and review web.patch, which proposes the Windows-specific path handling. Verify the behavior with Windows-style separators and confirm that webbrowser.get(command_line) accepts them without breaking existing path handling.

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Description

stdlib type-bug
BPO 22025
Nosy @birkenfeld
Files
  • web.patch: Patch for using posix=False on Windows
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    assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2014-07-21.20:16:02.525>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library']
title = 'webbrowser.get(command_line) does not support Windows-style path separators'
updated_at = <Date 2014-07-22.16:54:28.315>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/danoreilly'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2014-07-22.16:54:28.315>
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assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
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components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2014-07-21.20:16:02.525>
creator = 'dan.oreilly'
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issue_num = 22025
keywords = ['patch']
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue22025'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.4', 'Python 3.5']

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