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How to open files

ADE
Hi I have a Tkinter GUI with a listbox that displays a list of files I would
like to be able to open those files when I double click on them in there
default program that opens the files usually

Thanks in advance Cheers
Andrew


Jul 18 '05 #1
3 1671
http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/tut.html

ADE wrote:
Hi I have a Tkinter GUI with a listbox that displays a list of files I would
like to be able to open those files when I double click on them in there
default program that opens the files usually

Thanks in advance Cheers
Andrew


Jul 18 '05 #2
OPQ
"ADE" <na> wrote in message news:<10*************@corp.supernews.com>...
Hi I have a Tkinter GUI with a listbox that displays a list of files I would
like to be able to open those files when I double click on them in there
default program that opens the files usually

Thanks in advance Cheers
Andrew

you may want to have a look at
os.startfile
---OPQ
Jul 18 '05 #3
ADE,

bind clicks:

self.FileListBox.bind( "<Double-Button-1>",self.OpenSelectedDoubleClick

get the line:

select_list = self.FileListBox.curselection()
if len( select_list ):
path = self.FileListBox.get( select_list[0] )

ADE wrote:
Hi I have a Tkinter GUI with a listbox that displays a list of files I would
like to be able to open those files when I double click on them in there
default program that opens the files usually

Thanks in advance Cheers
Andrew


Jul 18 '05 #4

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