How to close web browser using python

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I have opened a webbrowser window using webbrowser.open(url) in python now I want to close the webbrowser opened using python. Is it possible to do so?

have you seen this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29186844/how-to-close-an-internet-tab-with-cmd-python — Shubham Namdeo, Mar 03 '17 at 01:16
please read this: https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/comments/317yct/i_have_code_that_opens_a_webbrowser_now_how_do_i/ — dima, Mar 03 '17 at 01:34

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 02 '20 at 12:12

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There is no webbrowser.close, you can use these codes to close the task(in Windows OS):

First Import os package with

import os

then use system function to kill the task

os.system("taskkill /im firefox.exe /f")
os.system("taskkill /im chrome.exe /f")

edited Apr 02 '20 at 12:12

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answered May 30 '17 at 08:48

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What's the extension we'd use for a chrome incognito window? – inquisitiveProgrammer Aug 06 '18 at 17:07

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 28 '18 at 04:14

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For MacOS, you can use below command:

os.system("killall -9 'Google Chrome'")

answered Jun 28 '18 at 04:14

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