Open file with 2 clicks in a Python program

Question

Hello. I’m creating a small Python notepad and wanted to know how I open a file. txt using it from 2 clicks in Windows Explorer?

Answer 1

In the context menu go to Open With->Python and use a script like this:

file = open("text1.txt", "r")

print(file.read())

input("Press Enter to quit: ")

Answer 2

You can create a file . bat calls python and associate the . txt files to your program . bat.

bat file.

python programa.py %1

This way is passed the name of the file you opened is passed as argument.

To get the file name just use argv

import sys

sys.argv[0] # Sempre o caminho do programa
sys.argv[1] # O primeiro argumento, no seu caso o arquivo aberto.

I hope I’ve helped.

@gigafleet