prefer firefox over chrome (#388)

equinor · Jan 26, 2021 · 0c20d16 · 0c20d16
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ Authorization Code flow support for Azure AD applications.
 ### Changed
 - [#374](https://github.com/equinor/webviz-config/pull/374) - Removed Webviz
   SSL certificate generation and forcing of HTTPS connections.
+- [#388](https://github.com/equinor/webviz-config/pull/388) - Firefox preferred as
+default browser over Chrome/Chromium to ease the transition on localhost after #374.
+Browser defined with `webviz preferences --browser somebrowser` is still used instead
+of the new default (Firefox).
 
 ### Fixed
 - [#380](https://github.com/equinor/webviz-config/pull/380) - Don't write warning

diff --git a/webviz_config/utils/_localhost_open_browser.py b/webviz_config/utils/_localhost_open_browser.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def _get_browser_controller() -> webbrowser.BaseBrowser:
             except webbrowser.Error:
                 warnings.warn("Could not find the user preferred browser.")
 
-        for browser in ["chrome", "chromium-browser"]:
+        for browser in ["firefox", "chrome", "chromium-browser"]:
             try:
                 return webbrowser.get(using=browser)
             except webbrowser.Error: