how to open program with python code example
Example 1: open applications by python
dir = 'C:\\myprogram.exe'
import os
os.startfile(dir)
os.system(dir)
import subprocess
subprocess.Popen([dir])
subprocess.call(dir)
Example 2: python launch file
#how to open file with the default application for that file set by the OS
import os
filename = "PATH_TO_FILE" # EG. "C:\Users\baguette\Downloads\image.png"
os.system("open " + shlex.quote(filename)) #MacOS/X
os.system("start " + filename) #windows
#Information and more available at
#https://stackoverflow.com/questions/434597/open-document-with-default-os-application-in-python-both-in-windows-and-mac-os