I have searched a lot and I know how to open a directory dialog window. But what I am looking for is the method to open a directory folder under windows OS, just like you right click one of your local folder and select open.
Any suggestions?
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For python 3.7 you can just do:
os.startfile(path)
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Joël
This is much much older than Python 3.7: python docs indicates addition in Python 2.0!.
khan
For those here for other operating systems, see stackoverflow.com/a/1795849
Try this:
dir_ = QtGui.QFileDialog.getExistingDirectory(None, 'Select a folder:', 'C:\\', QtGui.QFileDialog.ShowDirsOnly)
If the user hits cancel, then dir_ is empty.
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icy
Thanks...but you didn't understand my question. These codes open a dialog window for user to choose a dir. However, what I need is just open a system folder under window 7.
To open the folder in a file explorer you can just do this:
import webbrowser
webbrowser.open("path\to\the\file")
This works on any platf
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Mohammadreza Khoshbin
Worked for me, but had to make sure that the directories existed.
For the effect that you are looking for do this :
import os
os.system('explorer.exe "C:\users\%username%\Desktop"')
This opens your Desktop window just like you open any folder. You can substitute C:\users\%username%\Desktop with whatever folder you need to open.
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You may simply try this:
os.startfile(whatever_valid_filename)
This starts the default OS application for whatever_valid_filename, meaning Explorer for a folder name, default notepad for a .txt file, etc.
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the answers here are for PyQt4.
So if you try these solutions you will get an error
So to deal with it, here I have the solution for PyQt5
dir_ = QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getExistingDirectory(None, 'Select project folder:', 'F:\\', QtWidgets.QFileDialog.ShowDirsOnly)
And you are done.
Thank me later!
