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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# coding=utf-8
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2019 AUTHORS
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA.
+#
+"""
+Open the default operating system web browser at the url specified.
+"""
+import webbrowser
+import threading
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+
+BROWSER = None # Default from 'webbrowser' overright in tests
+
+class ThreadWebsite(threading.Thread):
+    """Visit website without locking Inkscape"""
+    def __init__(self, args=None):
+        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
+        parser = ArgumentParser()
+        parser.add_argument("-u", "--url",
+                            default="https://www.inkscape.org/",
+                            help="The URL to open in web browser")
+        self.options = parser.parse_args(args)
+
+    def run(self):
+        webbrowser.get(BROWSER).open(self.options.url)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    ThreadWebsite().start()