The internet was just an example. I'm just looking at how to open .exe from
python.
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From: "Liam Clarke-Hutchinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Robin Buyer'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <tutor@python.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 7:35 PM
Subject: RE: [Tutor] running a .exe
> Hi Robin,
>
> Normally you would use
>
> import os
>
> os.system("c:/windows/iexplore.exe") # Or wherever it lives
>
> Build as you're attempting to run internet explorer you could use -
>
> import webbrowser
>
> webbrowser.open("http://www.google.co.nz";) #Assuming IE is system default
> broswe
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> Sent: Friday, 23 December 2005 11:50 a.m.
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> Subject: [Tutor] running a .exe
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>
> How do you run a .exe from inside a python program.
> random example:
> print "What would you like to do today? "
> print "E - email"
> print "I - internet"
> what = input("Choose: ")
> if what == "E":
> Heres where i would need to run IEXPLORE.exe
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