How to start Microsoft Edge from Python script using webbrowser

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Using webbrowser lib, I can start both Chrome and Firefox from a python script. It fails for Edge. I noticed ways to start Edge using webdriver but my question here is if it is possible to use the following script for edge. It currently starts Chrome only.

import webbrowser

chrome_path="C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
edge_path="C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge.exe"

webbrowser.register('chrome', None, webbrowser.BackgroundBrowser(chrome_path))
webbrowser.register('edge', None, webbrowser.BackgroundBrowser(edge_path))

webbrowser.get('chrome').open('http://www.google.com')
webbrowser.get('edge').open('http://www.microsoft.com')

I read somewhere that Edge can't be started by running the exe, it is "different". — Mark Kortink
– Mark Kortink, Commented Nov 28, 2020 at 21:44

CurtisG · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-17 19:53:42Z

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Cant speak for your version of Windows, but in the latest, the edge filepath is

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe

answered Mar 17, 2021 at 19:53

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Rajat NIshad · Accepted Answer · 2022-03-13 06:21:26Z

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import os

os.startfile("msedge")

answered Mar 13, 2022 at 6:21

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opperman.eric Over a year ago

This helped me with my problem, thanx. Up until now I was trying subprocess.Popen(["msedge"]) which did not work.

SukruGokk · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-29 13:57:07Z

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Maybe your path is wrong. Run edge and start task manager. Select edge browser, right click and select 'open file location'(Maybe you can see this name different in task manager bcs I used translate) and then copy the path. set edge_path to this but you should add the file name. For example my edge's exe file's name is 'msedge.exe' dont forget to add this at the and of the path

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Lucas Almeida Carotta · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-02 14:34:38Z

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Your implementation plus this answer helped me to open Edge on Linux. Maybe it will help you on Windows also.

answered Dec 2, 2020 at 14:34

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Void_Unlocked · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-26 02:36:37Z

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Instead of:

edge_path="C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge.exe

try:

edge_path="C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\msedge.exe

That's what worked for me atleast And if not then go to program files, select edge and press the .exe files properties and copy the path from there.

edited Jul 26, 2022 at 2:36

answered Jul 26, 2022 at 2:34

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