Open URL from Python 2.7

Question

From Python 2.7 (Anaconda) on OS X, how do I open a URL in a web browser? The following syntax:

import urllib2
urllib2.urlopen("https://www.google.com/")

prints my running .py file to a browser window. I've tried many examples online with the same effect.

That code when run with Python will not put your running python source file to a browser window, no. It'll return a response object instead. — Martijn Pieters
– Martijn Pieters, Commented Jun 28, 2015 at 17:59
That's what it is doing, instead of opening the google in a browser. — anon01
– anon01, Commented Jun 28, 2015 at 18:01
This simply queries a request to the server at the given URL. — Malik Brahimi
– Malik Brahimi, Commented Jun 28, 2015 at 18:02
@anon0909: then your question is unclear. If you want to control your browser from Python, use the webbrowser module. — Martijn Pieters
– Martijn Pieters, Commented Jun 28, 2015 at 18:02
@MartijnPieters Reminds me of this question. People don't really understand what open means, huh? — Malik Brahimi
– Malik Brahimi, Commented Jun 28, 2015 at 18:06

Malik Brahimi · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-28 18:03:49Z

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webbrowser.open('https://www.google.com') # open a passed URL string using default browser

answered Jun 28, 2015 at 18:03

Malik Brahimi

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This gives the same result.

the script that calls this functions appears in a new tab in my default browser. It does not open google.com.

Please post a screenshot of your code, console, and browser.

@anon0909: it sounds as if you associated .py with something to open in your browser.

@MartijnPieters Exactly, you can't click to run on Mac OS. Use Terminal.

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