execute a file

[Dale Strickland-Clark]

Giacomo <kylnas at tiscalinet.it> wrote:

>Hi everybody, i would like to know how can i execute a generic file.
>I mean execute a file like *.txt, *.jpg launching the application to
>see that file (an editor for txt file, for example paint shop pro for
>jpg file, and so on).
>bye and thanks

For Windows, you probably want:

 os.startfile(path)

I don't know about other platforms.
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Dale Strickland-Clark
Riverhall Systems Ltd