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python open file with default program

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answer python open file with default program

python open file with default program

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import subprocess, os, platform

if platform.system() == 'Darwin': # macOS
    subprocess.call(('open', filepath))
elif platform.system() == 'Windows': # Windows
    os.startfile(filepath)
else: # linux variants
    subprocess.call(('xdg-open', filepath))

https://stackoverflow.com/a/435669/2165759

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