Terry J. Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> added the comment: C:\Programs\Python32\Tools\Scripts>..\..\pythonw pydocgui.pyw -b has the same behavior I described. So does -g.
The shortcut has been part of the Windows installation for many versions. It obviously uses pydocgui.py. C:\Programs\Python32\Lib>pydoc.py -b # starts one python.exe process # prints on the next lines in the command window Server ready at http://localhost:50695/ Server commands: [b]rowser, [q]uit server> # and opens blank localhost:50695 browser window after asking for permission for python to access local network (which I gave). 'b' at prompt opens another blank window. C:\Programs\Python32\Lib>pydoc.py -w difflib #prints wrote difflib.html #which it did, looking as expected when opened in browser, with lots of cross-links. So what it seems is not working in either case is opening the html page in the browser or connecting it to the server. C:\Programs\Python32\Lib>webbrowser.py python.org opens the page in *Internet Explorer* rather than Firefox (my default browser). pydoc tried to connect to the server in a new FF tab. When I re-ran pydoc and tried to open localhost:50695 in IE, it gave me the result of a Bing search (one help forum post), so neither browser can find anything at that url. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue14512> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
