[issue6671] webbrowser doesn't respect xfce default browser

Cheryl Sabella added the comment: Should this patch be converted to a PR? -- nosy: +csabella versions: +Python 3.7, Python 3.8 -Python 3.4, Python 3.5 ___ Python tracker

[issue6671] webbrowser doesn't respect xfce default browser

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[issue6671] webbrowser doesn't respect xfce default browser

Berker Peksag added the comment: Attaching a patch that checks both XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP and DESKTOP_SESSION env vars for XFCE. -- nosy: +berker.peksag stage: test needed - patch review versions: +Python 3.5 -Python 3.2, Python 3.3 Added file:

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[issue6671] webbrowser doesn't respect xfce default browser

Christian Heimes added the comment: I'm sorry for the confusion. My Xubuntu test box sets different environment variables than your system with xfce. It sets os.environ.get(DESKTOP_SESSION) == xubuntu and os.environ.get(XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP) == XFCE. --

[issue6671] webbrowser doesn't respect xfce default browser

Tomasz Maćkowiak added the comment: My Xubuntu 13.04 has the same variables: 'XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP': 'XFCE' 'DESKTOP_SESSION': 'xubuntu' as well as 'GDMSESSION': 'xubuntu' -- nosy: +kurazu ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org

[issue6671] webbrowser doesn't respect xfce default browser

Éric Araujo added the comment: It’s not surprising to see differences in the environment given the complexity of X startup. I run xfce-session from lightdm, and I don’t have XDG_CURRENT_SESSION set. Still, it’s not too bad to have to check two envvars to determine we are on Xfce.

[issue6671] webbrowser doesn't respect xfce default browser

Éric Araujo added the comment: XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP* -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue6671 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list

[issue6671] webbrowser doesn't respect xfce default browser

Christian Heimes added the comment: I have a box with Ubuntu 12.04 and XFCE4: declare -x XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=XFCE declare -x DESKTOP_SESSION=xubuntu -- nosy: +christian.heimes ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org

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Éric Araujo added the comment: I don’t understand what your message is saying, Christian. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue6671 ___

[issue6671] webbrowser doesn't respect xfce default browser

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Georg Brandl added the comment: Closing to due to lack of a better way to detect Xfce. -- assignee: georg.brandl - resolution: - rejected status: open - closed ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue6671

[issue6671] webbrowser doesn't respect xfce default browser

Éric Araujo added the comment: Sorry I did not comment earlier, but there is this way: os.environ.get('DESKTOP_SESSION') == 'xfce' True -- resolution: rejected - status: closed - open versions: +Python 3.3, Python 3.4 -Python 3.1 ___ Python

[issue6671] webbrowser doesn't respect xfce default browser

Éric Araujo mer...@netwok.org added the comment: Gajim lists processes thanks to /proc, which is platform-specific; a Web search shows the use of pidof, to the same effect; I looked for an envvar (I use Xfce) and found nothing. -- nosy: +eric.araujo title: webbrowser.py doesn't