webbrowser.open doesn't work on Android

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
20/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems

Research direction

Start by reviewing the webbrowser.open entry point and PR #30106, then investigate the reported behavior on Android in Termux. Reproduce the failure and compare the existing implementation with the proposed PR; done means webbrowser.open works in the reported Android/Termux case.

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Description

OS-android stdlib type-feature
BPO 46213
Nosy @terryjreedy, @stevendaprano, @xdegaye, @DonaldDuck313
PRs
  • python/cpython#30106
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-12-31.16:11:15.767>
labels = ['type-feature', 'library', '3.10']
title = "webbrowser.open doesn't work in Termux"
updated_at = <Date 2022-01-01.02:06:28.471>
user = 'https://github.com/DonaldDuck313'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2022-01-01.02:06:28.471>
actor = 'steven.daprano'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2021-12-31.16:11:15.767>
creator = 'DonaldDuck1313'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 46213
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['409422', '409438', '409447']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'steven.daprano', 'xdegaye', 'DonaldDuck1313']
pr_nums = ['30106']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue46213'
versions = ['Python 3.10']

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