When I click a Link object in a textual app or use the App.open_path() method while running in web the link opens only partially.
I suspect the issue is with links that have spaces and/or special characters to resolve, as links without any of that works.
The provided code will reproduce the issue easily.
The 4 first links will all show the issue, link 5 works in all cases.
from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
from textual.containers import Horizontal, Vertical
from textual.widgets import Button, Link, Header
sample_links = [
"https://myrient.erista.me/files/No-Intro/Commodore%20-%20Commodore%2064/128er%20Quickload%20%28USA%2C%20Europe%29%20%28Program%29.zip",
"https://myrient.erista.me/files/No-Intro/Commodore%20-%20Commodore%2064/256K-EPROM-System%20%28Germany%29%20%28v5%29%20%28Program%29.zip",
"https://myrient.erista.me/files/No-Intro/Commodore%20-%20Commodore%2064/64%20Doctor%20%28USA%2C%20Europe%29%20%28Program%29.zip",
"https://myrient.erista.me/files/No-Intro/Commodore%20-%20Commodore%2064/Action%20Replay%20Professional%20%28Europe%29%20%28v4.2%29%20%28Program%29%20%28Unl%29.zip",
"http://ftp.uninett.no/linux/ubuntu-iso/25.04/ubuntu-25.04-desktop-amd64.iso",
]
class TUI(App):
def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
yield Header("Demo app", id="header")
yield Vertical(
Link(sample_links[0]),
Link(sample_links[1]),
Link(sample_links[2]),
Link(sample_links[3]),
Link(sample_links[4]),
Button("Download link 1", id="download_1", variant="primary"),
Button("Download link 2", id="download_2", variant="primary"),
Button("Download link 3", id="download_3", variant="primary"),
Button("Download link 4", id="download_4", variant="primary"),
Button("Download link 5", id="download_5", variant="primary"),
)
def on_button_pressed(self, event: Button.Pressed) -> None:
if event.button.id == "download_1":
self.open_url(sample_links[0])
if event.button.id == "download_2":
self.open_url(sample_links[1])
if event.button.id == "download_3":
self.open_url(sample_links[2])
if event.button.id == "download_4":
self.open_url(sample_links[3])
if event.button.id == "download_5":
self.open_url(sample_links[4])
if __name__ == "__main__":
app = TUI()
app.run()
