[issue35663] webbrowser.py firefox bug [python3, windows 10]

Gregory P. Smith added the comment: Others are reporting this works. if that is not true on the most recent python 3.9 release, please reopen with more detailed reproduction instructions. -- nosy: +gregory.p.smith resolution: -> works for me stage: -> needs patch status: open -> cl

[issue35663] webbrowser.py firefox bug [python3, windows 10]

pavan kumar punna added the comment: Your code is working fine on windows 10 64-bit and returning True as it opens firefox. python-3.9.2. The issue should be closed. -- nosy: +punnapavankumar9 ___ Python tracker

[issue35663] webbrowser.py firefox bug [python3, windows 10]

E. Paine added the comment: Your code works fine on Windows 10 2004 with Python 3.8.3 and Firefox 77.0.1 (Firefox not set to default browser). -- nosy: +epaine ___ Python tracker ___

[issue35663] webbrowser.py firefox bug [python3, windows 10]

Tanmay Jain added the comment: Fix: If you set firefox as your default browser then we get correct return from browser_controller.open(url) -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue35663] webbrowser.py firefox bug [python3, windows 10]

Tanmay Jain added the comment: >>> import webbrowser >>> brwsr = webbrowser.get("C:/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox/firefox.exe %s") >>> brwsr.open('www.google.com') False # <-- even though firefox opens the url >>> brwsr = webbrowser.get("C:/Program Files >>> (x86)/Google/Chrome/Application/ch

[issue35663] webbrowser.py firefox bug [python3, windows 10]

New submission from Tanmay Jain : https://docs.python.org/3/library/webbrowser.html#webbrowser.controller.open browser_controller = webbrowser.get() result = browser_controller.open(url)# <-- return False even though firefox successfully opens url # expected behavior when url is opened succe