def __init__(self, opts):

wx.EvtHandler.__init__(self)

self._id = wx.NewId()

self.filetype = opts['filetype']

self.content = opts['content']

self.callback = opts['callback']

self.reference = opts['reference'] or 'wxpymoo'

self.watchTimer = wx.Timer(self, -1)

# if it's a known type, give it an extension to give the editor a hint

if self.filetype == "moo-code": extension = '.moo'

else: extension = '.txt'

# Create the tmpfile...

tempfd, self.tmpfilename = tempfile.mkstemp(

prefix = self.reference+"_", suffix = extension)

tmpfile = open(self.tmpfilename, 'w')

# ...write to it...

for line in self.content: tmpfile.write(line + "\n")

tmpfile.flush()

# ... then let's get the os' hands off it so the editor can write to it.

tmpfile.close()

os.close(tempfd)

# set the "last sent" time so we don't send it instantly

self._last_sent = os.stat(self.tmpfilename).st_mtime

# hands are off now, start the editor

thread = threading.Thread(target = self.runEditor)

thread.start()

# We run a timer to check the file a few times a second so that a

# "save" will send, even without a "quit" attached.

self.watchTimer.Start(250, 0)

self.Bind(wx.EVT_TIMER, self._send_file_if_needed, self.watchTimer)

def runEditor(self):

cmd = re.split(' +', prefs.get('external_editor'))

cmd.append(self.tmpfilename)

# block the thread while the editor runs...

subprocess.Popen(cmd).wait()

# ...then send it once the editor exits...

self._send_file_if_needed(None)

# ...and remove the temp file.

os.remove(self.tmpfilename)

self.watchTimer.Stop()

def _send_file_if_needed(self, evt):

mtime = os.stat(self.tmpfilename).st_mtime

if not mtime: print("wtf is wrong with file?!?")

if mtime > self._last_sent:

tmpfile = open(self.tmpfilename, 'r')

tmpfile.seek(0)

self.callback(self._id, tmpfile.readlines())

self._last_sent = mtime

###################

# Try this:

def alternative_plan(filepath):

import subprocess, os

if sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):

subprocess.call(('open', filepath))

elif os.name == 'nt':

os.startfile(filepath)

elif os.name == 'posix':