How to prevent user from leaving page

Using Streamlit
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Summary

I would like to prevent a user from navigating away from a page. The browser should prompt the user with a confirmation dialog when they try to leave the page.

Steps to reproduce

Code snippet:

st.markdown("""
    <script>
        window.addEventListener('beforeunload', function (e) {
            e.preventDefault();
            e.returnValue = '';
        });
    </script>
""", unsafe_allow_html=True)

Expected behavior:

The broser displays a confirmation dialog before leaving

Actual behavior:

Nothing happens

Debug info

  • Streamlit version: (get it with $ streamlit version)
  • Python version: Streamlit, version 1.17.0
  • Using PipEnv
  • OS version: MacOS
  • Browser version: Version 115.0.5790.170 (Official Build) (arm64)
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I also hope to have such a feature.

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