Bob Ippolito(e)k dio: > > On Sep 2, 2005, at 1:29 AM, altern wrote: > >> hi >> >> I am trying to launch a sound application (Pure Data) from a python >> program. For this I am using this code: >> # >> execdir = os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]) >> pdexc = os.path.join(execdir, >> "/Pd-0.38-4-extended-RC1.app/Contents/MacOS/Pd") >> arg = os.path.join(execdir, "audio.pd") >> os.spawnl(os.P_NOWAIT, pdexc, arg) >> # etc ... >> >> i need to pass arguments to the application, PD is a command line >> application so it can be run from the terminal and several start up >> flags can be passed. >> >> My problem is that it kind of runs but not properly. I get the process >> running, it is there if i do 'top' on the terminal. But the application >> never fully opens. I was wondering if there is some problem with doing >> this from Python, or if i should be using some other command. > > > You should be using LaunchServices to launch the process with an open > document event, directly or indirectly. You can do that with PyObjC, > or with Python 2.4's LaunchServices module, or with /usr/bin/open (man > open). > > -bob
quite obvious, of course. sometimes it is difficult to see in front of oneself :) thanks bob, i will try all this -- altern _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
