https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=388531

diff -up Python-2.5.1/Lib/webbrowser.py~ Python-2.5.1/Lib/webbrowser.py
--- Python-2.5.1/Lib/webbrowser.py~	2007-03-21 13:52:38.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-2.5.1/Lib/webbrowser.py	2007-10-02 22:56:17.000000000 +0300
@@ -442,6 +442,10 @@ class Grail(BaseBrowser):
 # a console terminal or an X display to run.
 
 def register_X_browsers():
+    # The default freedesktop.org browser
+    if _iscommand("xdg-open"):
+        register("xdg-open", None, GenericBrowser("xdg-open"))
+
     # The default Gnome browser
     if _iscommand("gconftool-2"):
         # get the web browser string from gconftool
diff -up Python-2.5.1/Doc/lib/libwebbrowser.tex~ Python-2.5.1/Doc/lib/libwebbrowser.tex
--- Python-2.5.1/Doc/lib/libwebbrowser.tex~	2006-07-28 15:32:43.000000000 +0300
+++ Python-2.5.1/Doc/lib/libwebbrowser.tex	2007-10-02 22:57:11.000000000 +0300
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ in this module.
   \lineiii{'elinks'}{\class{Elinks('elinks')}}{}
   \lineiii{'lynx'}{\class{GenericBrowser('lynx')}}{}
   \lineiii{'w3m'}{\class{GenericBrowser('w3m')}}{}
+  \lineiii{'xdg-open'}{\class{GenericBrowser('xdg-open')}}{}
   \lineiii{'windows-default'}{\class{WindowsDefault}}{(2)}
   \lineiii{'internet-config'}{\class{InternetConfig}}{(3)}
   \lineiii{'macosx'}{\class{MacOSX('default')}}{(4)}