# Python Tips - Webbrowser package


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Python is often used as an automation tool. Today, we take a look at the `webbrowser` package.

*Python est souvent utilisé comme outil d'automatisation. Aujourd'hui, nous nous penchons sur le paquet `webbrowser`.*

This module is quite simple to use. That makes it very cool to work with to setup an automation script rapidly. 

*Ce module est très simple à utiliser. Il est donc très agréable de travailler avec lui pour mettre en place rapidement un script d'automatisation.*

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You can import it with:
```Python
import webbrowser
```

Simply open an url:

```Python
# pass the url as a string
webbrowser.open(url)
```

Open a url in a new tab:
```Python
# pass the url as a string
webbrowser.open_new_tab(url)
```

Open a url in a new window:
```Python
# pass the url as a string
webbrowser.open_new(url)
```

By using the package this way, you will open the URLs in your default browser. If you wish to use another browser, you will have to use the `controller` object.

The list of browsers supported natively can be found [here](https://docs.python.org/3.8/library/webbrowser.html#webbrowser.register).

If it's not there, you can use the `webbrowser.register()` function to register it before using the associated controller.

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To get the controller, it's quite simple

```Python
# pass the url as a string
firefox = webbrowser.get(using="firefox")
```
Then you can use it just like before.

```Python
# pass the url as a string
firefox.open(url)

# pass the url as a string
firefox.open_new_tab(url)

# pass the url as a string
firefox.open_new(url)
```


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