Re: start default application for read a pdf from python

2009-09-09 Thread Angelo Ballabio

Thenks for this suggestion, at the end I find this solution

import os
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#then where I decide to show the file in the default application I put this

#file_name the name I construct with path and all necessary
#recor contain all the data of one record end the 4th position
#the name of the file
#for example
file_name = os.path.join('document',str(record[3]) + .pdf)
#the joun function make the separator from ducoment to the file
#name relative to operatin system (windows '\') , (unix '/')

#then where I call the default program
if os.name == nt:
os.filestart(%s % nome_file)
elif os.name == posix:
os.system(/usr/bin/xdg-open %s % nome_file)

Other nice solution is

import webbrowser
.
.
.
webbrowser.open(file_name)

The difference is in unix sistem, the first call the default program for 
read the file of type, in this case pdf, this meens okular, acroread, or 
whatever, the second open the konqueror in kde desktop, in windows the 
function os.filestart call the default application for thet type of file


interesting discussion about this I find in :

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1003198

very thenks to all
Angelo

Albert Hopkins ha scritto:

The (most) portable way to do so in Linux (not necessarily Unix) is to
use the xdg-open command.  Ex, 


subprocess.Popen(['xdg-open', 'my-document.pdf'])


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Re: start default application for read a pdf from python

2009-09-08 Thread Albert Hopkins
On Tue, 2009-09-08 at 22:22 +0200, Angelo Ballabio wrote:
 My problem is a way to run a default application to read and show a
 pdf 
 file from unix or windows, i have a mixed ambient in the office, so I
 am 
 try to find a way to start a application to show this pdf file I 
 generate whith reportlab. 

The (most) portable way to do so in Linux (not necessarily Unix) is to
use the xdg-open command.  Ex, 

subprocess.Popen(['xdg-open', 'my-document.pdf'])

If you want cross-platform between Linux/Windows, then it's advisable to
write a wrapper function that checks the value of sys.platform and and
acts accordingly.

-a


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