Python file explorer in windows 7

Question

I just want to get a way to open and close any particular folder through python code in windows 7 and above, Any Suggestion will be a great help. Thank you.

this is to open the directory

task = subprocess.Popen('explorer "C:\\', shell=True)
p = task.pid

this is to close through the PID

os.popen('TASKKILL /PID ' + str(p) + ' /F')

The problem is with the closing code it gives me and error:

ERROR:The proces "i.e 12086" not found.

search for glob. it allows you to iterate over files in a folder, then you can use the standard open function. — MEdwin, Jan 14 '19 at 16:20
what do you mean by open and close? pop an explorer and close it? — Jean-François Fabre, Jan 14 '19 at 16:23
here is a simple python code f = open(filename) try: # My Code finally: f.close(). The file is then closed. The folder will be also closed once you leave that loop through glob. — MEdwin, Jan 14 '19 at 16:24
@MEdwin, well yeah to open a particular file your code will work but I am talking about folders — Mohammad Shahriryar Ahmed, Jan 14 '19 at 16:26
Do you mean like this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/281888/open-explorer-on-a-file — jfowkes, Jan 14 '19 at 16:28
The folder are closed once you leave that loop through glob. You dont need any command to close folders. — MEdwin, Jan 14 '19 at 16:30
@jfowkes Yes, I have seen it but it's unable to solve my explorer closing problem specifically for windows 7. — Mohammad Shahriryar Ahmed, Jan 14 '19 at 16:33

Charles Landau · Answer 1 · 2019-01-14T16:36:05.577

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My go-to pattern for accessing a file is as follows:

with open("file.txt", "r") as file:
    # do stuff with file

This uses python context management to auto-close the file.

From here see how to open a file explorer from the windows command line:

import subprocess
subprocess.Popen(r'explorer /select,"C:\path\of\folder\file"')

http://www.geoffchappell.com/studies/windows/shell/explorer/cmdline.htm

To kill the process you do:

import os
os.system("taskkill /pid <ProcessID>")

edited Jan 14 '19 at 16:36

answered Jan 14 '19 at 16:29

Charles Landau

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I know how to open but tell me the way to close it particularly for windows 7, thank you. – Mohammad Shahriryar Ahmed Jan 14 '19 at 16:32
@MohammadShahriryarAhmed `taskkill` is supported in windows 7 what didn't work? – Charles Landau Jan 14 '19 at 16:37
@CharlesLandau I have tried this: os.popen('TASKKILL /PID ' + str(self.p) + ' /F') but ufortunately it gives an error of ERROR: The process "PID" not found (PID is some random process) – Mohammad Shahriryar Ahmed Jan 14 '19 at 16:39
That's not `windows 7` that's you feeding `taskkill` the wrong `PID` @MohammadShahriryarAhmed – Charles Landau Jan 14 '19 at 16:40
@MohammadShahriryarAhmed Yeah, my bad, don't kill the explorer, you'll loose access to your system. – t.m.adam Jan 14 '19 at 16:41
There's a "delete system32" joke in here somewhere @t.m.adam – Charles Landau Jan 14 '19 at 16:42
@CharlesLandau Ha! – t.m.adam Jan 14 '19 at 16:43
@CharlesLandau Would you please have a look at the edited Question, Thank you. – Mohammad Shahriryar Ahmed Jan 14 '19 at 16:46

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