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Title: Enable os.startfile and webbrowser.WindowsDefault on Cygwin
Type: enhancement Stage: resolved
Components: Extension Modules, Windows Versions: Python 3.2
process
Status: closed Resolution: wont fix
Dependencies: Superseder: Cygwin is unsupported - close all open issues and list them here.
View: 45537
Assigned To: Nosy List: georg.brandl, hoffman, rhettinger
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2005-07-25 23:38 by hoffman, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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File name Uploaded Description Edit
startfile.patch hoffman, 2005-09-15 12:44
Messages (10)
msg48622 - (view) Author: Michael Hoffman (hoffman) Date: 2005-07-25 23:38
This patch enables os.startfile() on Cygwin, converting
Cygwin POSIX paths to Windows paths unless they look
like URLs, and calling ShellExecute() on the result. It
also enables the webbrowser.WindowsDefault class, which
uses os.startfile(). It has to make WindowsError and
the PyErr*Windows* functions available as well because
win32_startfile() might call them.
msg48623 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2005-09-15 07:20
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There's no uploaded file!  You have to check the
checkbox labeled "Check to Upload & Attach File"
when you upload a file. In addition, even if you
*did* check this checkbox, a bug in SourceForge
prevents attaching a file when *creating* an issue.

Please try again.

(This is a SourceForge annoyance that we can do
nothing about. :-( )
msg48624 - (view) Author: Michael Hoffman (hoffman) Date: 2005-09-15 10:49
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Argh, sorry about that. Thanks Reinhold; here's the patch.
msg48625 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2005-09-15 12:39
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I still see no patch... are you sure you check the right
box? ;-)
msg48626 - (view) Author: Michael Hoffman (hoffman) Date: 2005-09-15 12:44
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Let's try this again...
msg48627 - (view) Author: Georg Brandl (georg.brandl) * (Python committer) Date: 2005-09-15 13:04
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Raymond, can you look at this one? It seems to be okay, but
I can't test it.
msg48628 - (view) Author: Michael Hoffman (hoffman) Date: 2006-01-17 15:17
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Raymond, did you ever have a chance to look at this patch?
msg48629 - (view) Author: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger) * (Python committer) Date: 2007-04-03 01:52
Unfortunately, I no longer have access to a Windows build environment and cannot exercise this patch.
msg48630 - (view) Author: Michael Hoffman (hoffman) Date: 2007-04-03 02:17
Hmmmm. Can you suggest a way to move forward on this?
msg114539 - (view) Author: Mark Lawrence (BreamoreBoy) * Date: 2010-08-21 18:38
Any Cygwin person interested in taking this forward?
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:12adminsetgithub: 42219
2021-10-21 09:56:48iritkatrielsetresolution: duplicate -> wont fix
2021-10-20 12:19:16iritkatrielsetstatus: open -> closed
superseder: Cygwin is unsupported - close all open issues and list them here.
resolution: duplicate
stage: patch review -> resolved
2014-02-03 19:48:14BreamoreBoysetnosy: - BreamoreBoy
2010-08-21 18:38:47BreamoreBoysetversions: + Python 3.2, - Python 2.7
nosy: + BreamoreBoy

messages: + msg114539

stage: test needed -> patch review
2009-03-30 17:03:59ajaksu2setstage: test needed
type: enhancement
components: + Windows
versions: + Python 2.7
2005-07-25 23:38:18hoffmancreate