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How to open a file on mac osx in python

I am trying to open a file on mac in python using eclipse. 

FileName = "/Users/fis/Desktop/installation_guide.txt"
ss = subprocess.Popen(FileName, shell=True)
ss.communicate()

And also os.popen(FileName). But file is not opening. These codes work fine in windows. But, I don't know whats the problem with mac. I want to open a file just like double-clicking on windows to open a file and not like reading the content of file and printing in console. File is present on Desktop location on mac

Solution

  • Use open (1) command.

    import subprocess
FileName = "/Users/fis/Desktop/installation_guide.txt"
subprocess.call(['open', FileName])