[Patches] Giving Python launch capav\bility

[Moshe Zadka]

On Sat, 10 Jun 2000, Eric S. Raymond wrote:

> Patch description:
> 
> Add a small function to urllib that supports launching a browser on
> a specified URL.  Doc patch included because it's short and 
> explains the function in detail.

I'm -1: this adds to urllib something that is platform dependant, and
doesn't really belong there.
I'm +1, though, on installing idle as a package by default.

Then a simple

import idle.BrowserControl

would solve the problem.
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