Fix a few webbrowser.py problems.
(backport from rev. 56137)
diff --git a/Lib/webbrowser.py b/Lib/webbrowser.py
index b71ef8d..1e12a3e 100644
--- a/Lib/webbrowser.py
+++ b/Lib/webbrowser.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
#! /usr/bin/env python
"""Interfaces for launching and remotely controlling Web browsers."""
+# Maintained by Georg Brandl.
import os
import shlex
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@
def __init__(self, name):
if isinstance(name, basestring):
self.name = name
+ self.args = ["%s"]
else:
# name should be a list with arguments
self.name = name[0]
@@ -452,7 +454,7 @@
# if successful, register it
if retncode is None and commd:
- register("gnome", None, BackgroundBrowser(commd.split()))
+ register("gnome", None, BackgroundBrowser(shlex.split(commd)))
# First, the Mozilla/Netscape browsers
for browser in ("mozilla-firefox", "firefox",