Remove some false comments.

Reorganize so the initialization sequences does not bite us in the foot.
(There is no good reason to discard classes that clients may want to
subclass.)

Lib/webbrowser.py

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def get(using=None):
 def open(url, new=0, autoraise=1):
     get().open(url, new, autoraise)
 
-def open_new(url):      # Marked deprecated.  May be removed in 2.1.
+def open_new(url):
     get().open(url, 1)
 
 
@@ -76,24 +76,6 @@ def _synthesize(browser):
         return [None, controller]
     ret
 
-#
-# Everything after this point initializes _browsers and _tryorder,
-# then disappears.  Some class definitions and instances remain
-# live through these globals, but only the minimum set needed to
-# support the user's platform.
-#
-
-#
-# Platform support for Unix
-#
-
-# This is the right test because all these Unix browsers require either
-# a console terminal of an X display to run.  Note that we cannot split
-# the TERM and DISPLAY cases, because we might be running Python from inside
-# an xterm.
-if os.environ.get("TERM") or os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
-    PROCESS_CREATION_DELAY = 4
-    _tryorder = ("mozilla","netscape","kfm","grail","links","lynx","w3m")
 
 def _iscommand(cmd):
     """Return true if cmd can be found on the executable search path."""
@@ -106,6 +88,10 @@ if os.environ.get("TERM") or os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
             return 1
     return 0
 
+
+PROCESS_CREATION_DELAY = 4
+
+
 class GenericBrowser:
     def __init__(self, cmd):
         self.name, self.args = cmd.split(None, 1)
@@ -115,25 +101,10 @@ if os.environ.get("TERM") or os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
         command = "%s %s" % (self.name, self.args)
         os.system(command % url)
 
-        def open_new(self, url):        # Deprecated.  May be removed in 2.1.
+    def open_new(self, url):
         self.open(url)
 
-    # Easy cases first -- register console browsers if we have them.
-    if os.environ.get("TERM"):
-        # The Links browser <http://artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mikulas/links/>
-        if _iscommand("links"):
-            register("links", None, GenericBrowser("links %s"))
-        # The Lynx browser <http://lynx.browser.org/>
-        if _iscommand("lynx"):
-            register("lynx", None, GenericBrowser("lynx %s"))
-        # The w3m browser <http://ei5nazha.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/~aito/w3m/eng/>
-        if _iscommand("w3m"):
-            register("w3m", None, GenericBrowser("w3m %s"))
 
-    # X browsers have more in the way of options
-    if os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
-        # First, the Netscape series
-        if _iscommand("netscape") or _iscommand("mozilla"):
 class Netscape:
     "Launcher class for Netscape browsers."
     def __init__(self, name):
@@ -159,21 +130,10 @@ if os.environ.get("TERM") or os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
         else:
             self._remote("openURL(%s)" % url, autoraise)
 
-                # Deprecated.  May be removed in 2.1.
     def open_new(self, url):
         self.open(url, 1)
 
-            if _iscommand("mozilla"):
-                register("mozilla", None, Netscape("mozilla"))
-            if _iscommand("netscape"):
-                register("netscape", None, Netscape("netscape"))
 
-        # Next, Mosaic -- old but still in use.
-        if _iscommand("mosaic"):
-            register("mosaic", None, GenericBrowser("mosaic %s >/dev/null &"))
-
-        # Konqueror/kfm, the KDE browser.
-        if _iscommand("kfm") or _iscommand("konqueror"):
 class Konqueror:
     """Controller for the KDE File Manager (kfm, or Konqueror).
 
@@ -205,17 +165,13 @@ if os.environ.get("TERM") or os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
         # opening a new win.
         self._remote("openURL %s" % url)
 
-                # Deprecated.  May be removed in 2.1.
     open_new = open
 
-            register("kfm", Konqueror, Konqueror())
 
-        # Grail, the Python browser.
-        if _iscommand("grail"):
 class Grail:
-                # There should be a way to maintain a connection to
+    # There should be a way to maintain a connection to Grail, but the
-                # Grail, but the Grail remote control protocol doesn't
+    # Grail remote control protocol doesn't really allow that at this
-                # really allow that at this point.  It probably neverwill!
+    # point.  It probably neverwill!
     def _find_grail_rc(self):
         import glob
         import pwd
@@ -256,26 +212,76 @@ if os.environ.get("TERM") or os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
         else:
             self._remote("LOAD " + url)
 
-                # Deprecated.  May be removed in 2.1.
     def open_new(self, url):
         self.open(url, 1)
 
+
+class WindowsDefault:
+    def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1):
+        os.startfile(url)
+
+    def open_new(self, url):
+        self.open(url)
+
+#
+# Platform support for Unix
+#
+
+# This is the right test because all these Unix browsers require either
+# a console terminal of an X display to run.  Note that we cannot split
+# the TERM and DISPLAY cases, because we might be running Python from inside
+# an xterm.
+if os.environ.get("TERM") or os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
+    _tryorder = ("mozilla","netscape","kfm","grail","links","lynx","w3m")
+
+    # Easy cases first -- register console browsers if we have them.
+    if os.environ.get("TERM"):
+        # The Links browser <http://artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mikulas/links/>
+        if _iscommand("links"):
+            register("links", None, GenericBrowser("links %s"))
+        # The Lynx browser <http://lynx.browser.org/>
+        if _iscommand("lynx"):
+            register("lynx", None, GenericBrowser("lynx %s"))
+        # The w3m browser <http://ei5nazha.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/~aito/w3m/eng/>
+        if _iscommand("w3m"):
+            register("w3m", None, GenericBrowser("w3m %s"))
+
+    # X browsers have more in the way of options
+    if os.environ.get("DISPLAY"):
+        # First, the Netscape series
+        if _iscommand("netscape") or _iscommand("mozilla"):
+            if _iscommand("mozilla"):
+                register("mozilla", None, Netscape("mozilla"))
+            if _iscommand("netscape"):
+                register("netscape", None, Netscape("netscape"))
+
+        # Next, Mosaic -- old but still in use.
+        if _iscommand("mosaic"):
+            register("mosaic", None, GenericBrowser("mosaic %s >/dev/null &"))
+
+        # Konqueror/kfm, the KDE browser.
+        if _iscommand("kfm") or _iscommand("konqueror"):
+            register("kfm", Konqueror, Konqueror())
+
+        # Grail, the Python browser.
+        if _iscommand("grail"):
             register("grail", Grail, None)
 
+
+class InternetConfig:
+    def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1):
+        ic.launchurl(url)
+
+    def open_new(self, url):
+        self.open(url)
+
+
 #
 # Platform support for Windows
 #
 
 if sys.platform[:3] == "win":
     _tryorder = ("netscape", "windows-default")
-
-    class WindowsDefault:
-        def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1):
-            os.startfile(url)
-
-        def open_new(self, url):        # Deprecated.  May be removed in 2.1.
-            self.open(url)
-
     register("windows-default", WindowsDefault)
 
 #
@@ -287,13 +293,6 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 else:
-    class InternetConfig:
-        def open(self, url, new=0, autoraise=1):
-            ic.launchurl(url)
-
-        def open_new(self, url):        # Deprecated.  May be removed in 2.1.
-            self.open(url)
-
     # internet-config is the only supported controller on MacOS,
     # so don't mess with the default!
     _tryorder = ("internet-config")
@@ -315,5 +314,3 @@ for cmd in _tryorder:
 _tryorder = filter(lambda x: _browsers.has_key(x.lower())
                    or x.find("%s") > -1, _tryorder)
 # what to do if _tryorder is now empty?
-
-# end