Index: python-launchpadlib-1.9.9/src/launchpadlib/credentials.py
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--- python-launchpadlib-1.9.9.orig/src/launchpadlib/credentials.py	2011-08-12 16:03:32.135963413 +0200
+++ python-launchpadlib-1.9.9/src/launchpadlib/credentials.py	2011-08-12 16:25:06.104003055 +0200
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 import httplib2
 import os
+from select import select
 import stat
+from sys import stdin
 import time
 from urllib import urlencode
 from urlparse import urljoin
@@ -500,7 +502,10 @@
     themselves.
     """
 
-    WAITING_FOR_USER = "The authorization page:\n (%s)\nshould be opening in your browser. Use your browser to authorize\nthis program to access Launchpad on your behalf. \n\nWaiting to hear from Launchpad about your decision..."
+    WAITING_FOR_USER = "The authorization page:\n (%s)\nshould be opening in your browser. Use your browser to authorize\nthis program to access Launchpad on your behalf."
+    TIMEOUT_MESSAGE = "Press any key to continue or wait (%d) seconds..."
+    TIMEOUT = 5
+    WAITING_FOR_LAUNCHPAD = "Waiting to hear from Launchpad about your decision..."
 
     def __init__(self, service_root, application_name, consumer_name=None,
                  credential_save_failed=None, allow_access_levels=None):
@@ -536,8 +541,15 @@
         """Have the end-user authorize the token in their browser."""
 
         authorization_url = self.authorization_url(request_token)
-        webbrowser.open(authorization_url)
         self.output(self.WAITING_FOR_USER % authorization_url)
+        self.output(self.TIMEOUT_MESSAGE % self.TIMEOUT)
+        # Wait a little time before attempting to launch browser,
+        # give users the chance to press a key to skip it anyway.
+        rlist, _, _ = select([stdin], [], [], self.TIMEOUT)
+        if rlist:
+            stdin.readline()
+        self.output(self.WAITING_FOR_LAUNCHPAD)
+        webbrowser.open(authorization_url)
         while credentials.access_token is None:
             time.sleep(access_token_poll_time)
             try: