On Aug 12, 2:20 pm, r <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i have a python text editor program(script) that i would like to run > when a user clicks on .txt files. > how do i run my script from windows, > and send the filename to my script, so that my script can do: > > if len(sys.argv) > 1: > try: > self.LoadFile(sys.argv[1]) # load text into editor > except: > pass
The following thread explains one way to do it: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-win32/2006-March/004360.html You may also find the mimetypes module helpful: http://docs.python.org/lib/module-mimetypes.html Mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list