open-links.py

#! /usr/bin/env python

import sys

from plumbum import FG
from plumbum.cmd import open

for line in sys.stdin.read().split('\n'):
    line = line.strip()
    if not line:
        continue
    if line.startswith('<') and line.endswith('>'):
        line = line[1:-1]
    if not (line.startswith('http://') or line.startswith('https://')):
        continue
    print "=> Opening:", line
    open[line] & FG