[2.7] bpo-34019: Fix wrong arguments for Opera Browser (GH-8047) (#8126)

The Opera Browser was using a outdated command line invocation that resulted in an incorrect URL being opened in the browser when requested using the webbrowser module.

* Correct the arguments passed to the Opera Browser when opening a new URL..
(cherry picked from commit 3cf1f154)
Co-authored-by: Bumsik Kim <k.bumsik@gmail.com>

Lib/webbrowser.py

@@ -319,11 +319,10 @@ Chromium = Chrome
 class Opera(UnixBrowser):
     "Launcher class for Opera browser."
 
-    raise_opts = ["-noraise", ""]
-    remote_args = ['-remote', 'openURL(%s%action)']
+    remote_args = ['%action', '%s']
     remote_action = ""
-    remote_action_newwin = ",new-window"
-    remote_action_newtab = ",new-page"
+    remote_action_newwin = "--new-window"
+    remote_action_newtab = ""
     background = True
 
 

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2018-07-02-05-59-11.bpo-34019.ZXJIife.rst

+webbrowser: Correct the arguments passed to Opera Browser when opening a new URL
+using the ``webbrowser`` module. Patch by Bumsik Kim.