How do you execute an OS X application (bundle) from Python?

[Piet van Oostrum]

>>>>> dfh at forestfield.co.uk (David Hughes) (DH) wrote:

DH> For example, in Python in a Nutshell, Alex Martelli shows how you can
DH> run a Windows (notepad.exe) or Unix-like (/bin/vim) text editor using
DH>       os.spawnv(os.P_WAIT, editor, [textfile])
DH> But how would you call the OS X text editor /Applications/TextEdit.app
DH> - which appears to be a whole directory inside /Applications?

DH> I'm sorry if the answer is blindingly obvious. I work alone and
DH> sometimes just get stuck, then have to ask in public and risk
DH> appearing a noodle brain.

os.system("open -a TextEdit test.txt")
or
os.system("/Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit test.text")

I suppose you can translate this also to spawn calls.
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