open code file in powershell as text

Question

I've got some .py and etc. file with code.

How to open it in powershell as text? I mean using invoke-item allows to open .txt in notepad but code.py will be executed using python.

So how to open it using powershell but in notepad at least(in notepad++ preferably)

you can open a file in notepad with notepad.exe your_file.py. If notepad++ is on your PATH then you should be able to do something very similar to open it with that application. — John Lyon
– John Lyon, Commented Feb 4, 2014 at 22:47

Paul Rowland · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-04 23:43:11Z

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Invoke-Item will open the application that has the file association for that file extension.

You could try Start-Process. I assume .py files will behave the same as .cs files but

Invoke-Item a.cs opens visual studio

Start-Process notepad a.cs opens notepad

But then again

notepad a.cs opens notepad as well.

If you're really keen to use Invoke-Item it appears its possible to update file associations using PowerShell - change-file-asociations-via-powershell

answered Feb 4, 2014 at 23:24

Paul Rowland

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:03:47Z

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As already said just use: notepad yourcode.py

As for notepad++, perhaps the best ways to do it are stated here: How to execute a PowerShell script from Notepad++

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answered Feb 5, 2014 at 10:15

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