def friendly_app_name(prog_id=None, exe=None):
try:
from win32com.shell import shell, shellcon
a = shell.AssocCreate()
a.Init((shellcon.ASSOCF_INIT_BYEXENAME if exe else 0), exe or prog_id)
return a.GetString(shellcon.ASSOCF_REMAPRUNDLL, shellcon.ASSOCSTR_FRIENDLYAPPNAME)
except Exception:
import traceback
traceback.print_exc()
def launchApplicationByUrl(url, mimeType):
"""Launches an application in the background for
displaying a url which is of a specific mimeType
@param url: the url to display
@param mimeType: the mime type of the content
"""
try:
import gnomevfs
except ImportError:
gnomevfs = None
try:
from win32com.shell import shell as win32shell
except ImportError:
win32shell = None
try:
import gio
except ImportError:
gio = None
if gio:
app = gio.app_info_get_default_for_type(mimeType, True)
if not app:
return
args = '%s %s' % (app.get_executable(), url)
executable = None
shell = True
elif gnomevfs:
app = gnomevfs.mime_get_default_application(mimeType)
if not app:
return
args = '%s %s' % (app[2], url)
executable = None
shell = True
elif win32shell:
assoc = win32shell.AssocCreate()
ext = _EXTENSIONS.get(mimeType)
if ext is None:
return
assoc.Init(0, '.' + ext)
args = assoc.GetString(0, _ASSOCSTR_COMMAND)
executable = assoc.GetString(0, _ASSOCSTR_EXECUTABLE)
args = args.replace("%1", url)
args = args.replace("%L", url)
shell = False
else:
return
import subprocess
subprocess.Popen(args, executable=executable, shell=shell)
def file_assoc_windows(ft):
# See the IQueryAssociations::GetString method documentation on MSDN
from win32com.shell import shell, shellcon
a = shell.AssocCreate()
a.Init(0, '.' + ft.lower())
return a.GetString(0, shellcon.ASSOCSTR_EXECUTABLE)