using windows defaults for executing/examining files

[Micah]

Is there an os module call to request that Windows handle a specific file
using the default handler? For example, if I pass it a .txt file it opens
notepad but if I pass a .wav file it opens Windows Media Player.

Any ideas?

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Micah Z. Wedemeyer
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Georgia Tech Research Institute
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[Diez B. Roggisch]

Micah wrote:

Is there an os module call to request that Windows handle a specific file
using the default handler? For example, if I pass it a .txt file it opens
notepad but if I pass a .wav file it opens Windows Media Player.

os.startfile()

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Regards,

Diez B. Roggisch

[Micah]

Using wxPython, is there any way to get the icon associated with a file? I
want to be able to display the icon, then when it's double clicked, it
executes the file (using os.startfile )

Micah
"Diez B. Roggisch" <de*********@web.de> wrote in message
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Micah wrote:

Is there an os module call to request that Windows handle a specific file using the default handler? For example, if I pass it a .txt file it opens notepad but if I pass a .wav file it opens Windows Media Player.

os.startfile()

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Regards,

Diez B. Roggisch

[Richie Hindle]

[Micah]

Using wxPython, is there any way to get the icon associated with a file? I
want to be able to display the icon, then when it's double clicked, it
executes the file (using os.startfile )

Yes, wxMimeTypesManager. In the wxPython demo:

wxPython Overview / More Windows/Controls / MimeTypesManager.

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Richie Hindle
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