launchpath.py

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# LaunchPath -- a cross platform way to "open," "launch," or "start"
# files and directories

# written by Matt Chisholm

import os

can_launch_dirs  = False
can_launch_files = False
posix_browsers = ('gnome-open','konqueror',)
posix_dir_browsers = ('gmc', 'gentoo',) # these only work on dirs
default_posix_browser = ''

def launchpath_nt(path):
    os.startfile(path)

def launchfile_nt(path):
    if can_launch_files and not os.path.isdir(path):
        f, ext = os.path.splitext(path)
        ext = ext.upper()
        path_ext = os.environ.get('PATH_EXT')
        blacklist = []
        if path_ext:
            blacklist = path_ext.split(';')
        if ext not in blacklist:
            launchpath_nt(path)
        else:
            p, f = os.path.split(path)
            launchdir(p)
    else:
        p, f = os.path.split(path)
        launchdir(p)

def launchpath_mac(path):
    os.spawnlp(os.P_NOWAIT, 'open', 'open', path)

def launchpath_posix(path):
    if default_posix_browser:
        os.spawnlp(os.P_NOWAIT, default_posix_browser,
                   default_posix_browser, path)

def launchpath(path):
    pass

def launchdir(path):
    if can_launch_dirs and os.path.isdir(path):
        launchpath(path)

def launchfile(path):
    if can_launch_files and not os.path.isdir(path):
        launchpath(path)
    else:
        p, f = os.path.split(path)
        launchdir(p)

if os.name == 'nt':
    can_launch_dirs  = True
    can_launch_files = True
    launchpath = launchpath_nt
    launchfile = launchfile_nt
elif os.name == 'mac':
    can_launch_dirs  = True
    can_launch_files = True
    launchpath = launchpath_mac
elif os.name == 'posix':
    for b in posix_browsers:
        if os.system("which '%s' >/dev/null 2>&1" % b.replace("'","\\'")) == 0:
            can_launch_dirs  = True
            can_launch_files = True
            default_posix_browser = b
            launchpath = launchpath_posix
            break
    else:
        for b in posix_dir_browsers:
            can_launch_dirs = True
            default_posix_browser = b
            launchpath = launchpath_posix
            break