WebInspector does not automatically open on MacOS

[ecxs-daedalus]

Specification

• pywebview version: 5.3.2
• operating system: MacOS Ventura 13.5.2 (22G91)
• web renderer: WebKit

Description

On MacOS the Web Inspector does not automatically open when starting with Debug = True.
Opening via context menu still works, but impedes the ability to replace the context menu.

Is there a way to trigger the inspector from the python side?

[r0x0r]

This is a known issue. I haven't found a way to programmarically open dev tools inspector.

[ecxs-daedalus]

Ah thank you for the answer. I tried to dig around a bit and maybe found a workaround.

The automatic pop up of the Web Inspector might be restricted by apple to development via xcode.

This Stack-Overflow answer helped me find the posibility to attach the inspector from safari: https://stackoverflow.com/a/75984167

By changing cocoa.py on line 561:

        if _state['debug'] and webview_settings['OPEN_DEVTOOLS_IN_DEBUG']:
            self.webview.setInspectable_(True)
            config.preferences().setValue_forKey_(True, 'developerExtrasEnabled')

i got my app to show up on the safari dev menu and could attach the inspector as described.