You don't have to determine it. Just os.startfile('page1.html') and let the OS figure it out.
-Larry Bates John McMonagle wrote: > Is there a python module which can determine an operating system's > default web browser application. > > I would like to use it in the following context: I have a GUI > application where all the documentation is written as html pages. I > wish to have these html help pages open in the default browser when > selected from the application's Help menu > > If python can determine the path to the default browser, I can then just > spawn it. > > Regards, > > John McMonagle > > > > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list