can't find a way to display and print pdf through python.

[Larry Bates]

Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2007-02-12, Larry Bates <larry.bates at websafe.com> wrote:
>> On 2007-02-12, Larry Bates <larry.bates at websafe.com> wrote:
>>>>> I at least need the code for useing some library for
>>>>> connecting to acrobat reader and giving the print command on
>>>>> windows and some thing similar on ubuntu linux.
>>>> Just let the registered .PDF viewer do it for you.
>>>>
>>>> os.start('myfile.pdf')
>>> Eh?  I don't see os.start() it either 2.5 or 2.44
>>> documentation, and it's sure not there in 2.4.3:
>> My bad.  os.system()
> 
> That doesn't work either:
> 
>    $ ls -l user.pdf
>    -rw------- 1 grante users 35640 2005-11-21 14:33 user.pdf
>    
>    $ python
>    Python 2.4.3 (#1, Dec 10 2006, 22:09:09) 
>    [GCC 3.4.6 (Gentoo 3.4.6-r1, ssp-3.4.5-1.0, pie-8.7.9)] on linux2
>    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more
>    information.
>    >>> import os
>    >>> os.system('user.pdf')
>    sh: user.pdf: command not found
>    32512
>    >>> 
> 

Works fine on my system.  You linux guys just have it hard.
The op said "windows".  I can't answer for ubuntu linux but
maybe you can help there?

-Larry