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yPhil
yPhil

Reputation: 8357

Open a file in python

Using http://pygtk.org/pygtk2tutorial/examples/filelisting.py how can I have the user open the file in an external program (always the same, specifically a GUI-less audio player like sox play) by clicking on it ? 

def open_file(self, treeview, path, column):
    model = treeview.get_model()
    iter = model.get_iter(path)
    filename = os.path.join(self.dirname, model.get_value(iter, 0))
    filestat = os.stat(filename)
    if stat.S_ISDIR(filestat.st_mode):
        new_model = self.make_list(filename)
        treeview.set_model(new_model)
    return

I guess this snippet is only about listing the files... This would be my first python program, so please bear with me if my question is dumb :)

Upvotes: 0

Views: 183

Answers (1)

Hyperboreus
Hyperboreus

Reputation: 32429

You can use subprocess.call or os.spawn or any other function that spawns or calls a process. Pass the executables name as an argument and the pass the file name as a CLI argument, as long as the called program (in your case your player) accepts CLI arguments.

Upvotes: 3

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