Dennis Lee Bieber skrev: > On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 15:16:09 +0100, Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> declaimed > the following in comp.lang.python: > > > > I would like to know how to open a PDF document from a python script > > > > You mean open it and display it to the user? Under Windows you may be > > able to get away with just "executing" the file (as though it were an > > executable): > > For Windows, os.startfile() may be better...
I've just uploaded a patch/suggestion/module (#1301512) to SourceForge which seeks to provide the equivalent of os.startfile for KDE and GNOME (as well as Windows) as part of a generic desktop module: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1301512&group_id=5470&atid=305470 Rather than submit yet another PEP and argue about insignificant details whilst the webbrowser module sits comfortably in the standard library, failing to address general file-opening issues directly and doing the wrong thing under various modern desktop environments, I advocate people submitting suggestions, criticism and amendments to the uploaded attachment until we have something like os.startfile for all major desktop environments. Paul -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list