[Pythonmac-SIG] clickable Python OSX apps and os.getcwd()

[Rob Bedford]

I believe the same occurs with a drag and drop onto the PythonLauncher. 
  I had to add some code to make this work since I used an options file 
for GUI elements.  Other than this and a need for pythonw the code work 
completely between Linux and Mac OS X (Windoz broke since the program 
needs os.execv and this is not supported)

Rob

On Monday, July 7, 2003, at 12:39 AM, bugs wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am very gratified to see 2.3 with Tk and wx on the Mac.  With one 
> exception, a large number of Python programs written on Windows and 
> Linux now have a chance of running on a Mac without programmer 
> assistance.  Kool!!!
>
> However, when you double click apps created by BuildApplet and 
> Platypus, the initial working directory is / and not the dir from 
> which it was launched.  For programs developed under Linux and 
> Windows, the initial working directory is often a starting point for 
> navigating and locating things like parameter and data files.  These 
> programs will fail under OSX.
>
> Further, these programs are not likely to ever have any special OSX 
> code nor will most Mac users have the knowledge or inclination to fix 
> it.
>
> This is not a problem for apps that get launched from the commandline. 
>  They work just like their Linux and Windows counterparts.  But apply 
> some magic with BuildApplet and Platypus and the behavior is totally 
> different.  Not good!  This behavior may be "standard" for OSX apps, 
> but I'm not sure that makes it right.
>
> I'd like to see BuildApplet and Platypus set the current working 
> directory to be the directory from which they are launched.
>
> What say you?
>
> Tx,
>
> Larry
>
>
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