docs: def open_uri(uri):
  	"""
  	Open a URI in a platform intelligent way. On Windows this will use
  	'cmd.exe /c start' and on Linux this will use gvfs-open or xdg-open
  	depending on which is available. If no suitable application can be
  	found to open the URI, a RuntimeError will be raised.
  
  	.. versionadded:: 1.3.0
  
  	:param str uri: The URI to open.
  	"""
  	close_fds = True
  	startupinfo = None
  	proc_args = []
  	if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
  		proc_args.append(which('cmd.exe'))
  		proc_args.append('/c')
  		proc_args.append('start')
  		uri = uri.replace('&', '^&')
  		close_fds = False
  		startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
  		startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
  		startupinfo.wShowWindow = subprocess.SW_HIDE
  	elif which('gvfs-open'):
  		proc_args.append(which('gvfs-open'))
  	elif which('xdg-open'):
  		proc_args.append(which('xdg-open'))
  	else:
  		raise RuntimeError('could not find suitable application to open uri')
  	proc_args.append(uri)
  	proc_h = subprocess.Popen(proc_args, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, close_fds=close_fds, startupinfo=startupinfo)
  	return proc_h.wait() == 0