Open local HTML with parameters

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I'm a python beginner and I want my code to open a local HTML page with parameters (e.g. /help/index.html#1). Right now I have the below code:

def openHelp(self, helpid):
    import subprocess
    import webbrowser
    import sys, os
    directory = os.getcwd()
    if sys.platform == 'darwin': # For macOS
        url = 'file://' + directory + '/help/index.html' + '#{}'.format(str(helpid))
        webbrowser.get().open(url)
    else:
        url = 'help/index.html' + '#{}'.format(str(helpid))
        webbrowser.open(url)

The code opens the webpage, however without the parameters (#helpid). Where did I make a mistake? Thanks in advance!

Stefan Gruenwald · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-10 04:55:31Z

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Your code looked fine to me. I tried it and it worked. You have to call it with openHelp("",1). The #helpid parameter was added correctly. Make sure it is a number.

answered May 10, 2018 at 4:55

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frixlui Over a year ago

Hey thanks for the reply, I have called it with self.openHelp(1) but it does not work. Is it because I'm using Chrome with macOS?

frixlui Over a year ago

May I ask the platform you're using?

Stefan Gruenwald Over a year ago

I use Python 2.7.12 |Anaconda 4.1.1] and as browser I use: Mac Chrome Version 49.0.2623.112 (64-bit). My operating system is: OSX 10.7.5

Ludwig K Dec 8 at 13:59

Had the same problem, everything OK for local html-files with webbrowser.open("file://c:/.../my_file.html#hash") under linux/firefox, but windows/chrome strips any parameters/hashes and just opens the website in browser. Only workaround I found was to open the html-file in web webbrowser.open("https://.../my_file.html#hash") instead of local.

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