Run Python every x seconds without re-opening tabs

Question

I am trying to make my python autoupdate code. The problem is that the code pulls four html files, which means four new tabs in the browser each time it starts.

I tried auto-updating using an answer from a similar question: What is the best way to execute a function multiple times every x seconds in Python?

import time
starttime=time.time()
while True:
  #My code here
  output_file("first.html", title="First HTML Page")
  #More code
  output_file("second.html", title="Second HTML Page")
  #Even more code


  time.sleep(60.0 - ((time.time() - starttime) % 60.0))

The problem with this method is that every minute it pulls out four more tabs - that is, after four minutes I already have 16 tabs!

Does anyone know how to auto-update using the same tabs? I would even delete the original tabs and replace them, although I imagine it is less elegant.

EDIT: Windows, IE, Firefox Chrome.

Answer 1

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<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5">

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destroyWindow #or something like this. But I think that is Tkinter

close() #http://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/file_close.htm

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For every x secs:
    if first time:
        open the relevant tabs
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        refresh the tabs
    check if update available and do the needfull

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