open folder in file manager using python

Asked Aug 16 '16 at 11:19

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In the past I have used the following command to open the system default web browser pointing to a url in python, and it works!

import webbrowser
new = 2
url = http://www.google.com
webbrowser.open(url, new=new)

Now I would like to do the same thing for the filemanager: open it, pointing to a certain location in the user own computer.

Is there any command that opens the Windows Explorer in Windows, the default file manager (eg: Nautilus) in Linux, or the file manager of Mac OSX ? I need a OS independent command or a proper way to write one.

asked Aug 16 '16 at 11:19

eri0o

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it's duplicate of this: http://stackoverflow.com/q/1795111/6696051 – ailin Aug 16 '16 at 11:26
this is from 2009, I don't have Windows or OSX to test, is this still valid? Also it wasn't available in my google search. – eri0o Aug 16 '16 at 11:29
Thanks CarbineCoder, that one appears to solve. – eri0o Aug 16 '16 at 11:30

open folder in file manager using python

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