python webbrowser leaves the shell open

Question

I made a small python programm with the webbrowser modle wich is supposed to open a new tab in the browser and go to http://kivy.org/#home. I ran it with the linux shell and it worked fine, a new tab was opened and it went to http://kivy.org/#home. But when I wanted to run it again, I realised that I got the error message:

(process:9606): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed

And it looked like the Program was not closed because I could not type in anything, so I had to close it with ^C Here is my source code:

import webbrowser
webbrowser.open_new_tab('http://kivy.org/#home')

For us novice noobs, could you paste a link to the source of `webbrowser`? :) — Torxed, Mar 13 '15 at 12:27
Is that just an error message your browser is emitting in the background? What happens if you just hit Enter? Do you get a shell prompt? You script works fine for me on Linux. — glenn jackman, Mar 13 '15 at 13:12
@glenn jackman I get the error massage in the my linux shell — Gilgamesch, Mar 14 '15 at 09:11
@Gilgamesch You may want to have a look at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=672671 — boardrider, Mar 14 '15 at 15:22
@Gilgamesch, so, when you see the error, what happens if you hit enter? — glenn jackman, Mar 14 '15 at 16:02
@glenn jackman when I click Enter, everything is normal again — Gilgamesch, Mar 14 '15 at 17:46

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 24 '15 at 03:56

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Python has a built-in function called quit(), no import required, it will terminate the script in your shell.

import webbrowser
webbrowser.open_new_tab('http://kivy.org/#home')
quit()

answered Mar 24 '15 at 03:56

cheekybastard

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