Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: open-python
Version: 1.0.0
Summary: Cross platform wrapper for opening a file/URL with system default application
Home-page: https://github.com/panda2134/open-python
Author: skratchdot
License: MIT
Keywords: cross platform,xdg-open,open,start,desktop
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Environment :: X11 Applications
Classifier: Environment :: MacOS X
Classifier: Environment :: Win32 (MS Windows)
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
Classifier: Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X
Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX
Classifier: Topic :: Desktop Environment
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
License-File: LICENSE

# open

## Description ##

    Open a file, directory, or URI using the OS's default application for
    that object type. Optionally, you can specify an application to use.

    This is a proxy for the following commands:

	        OSX: "open"
	    Windows: "start"
	Linux/Other: "xdg-open"

    This is a python port of the node.js module:
    https://github.com/pwnall/node-open


## Import ##

    import open_python

## Usage ##

### open google.com in the user's default browser:

	open_python.start("https://google.com/")

### you can specify the program to use:

	open_python.start("https://google.com/", "firefox")	


## License ##

Copyright (c) 2013 skratchdot  
Licensed under the MIT license.

# Contributors

skratchdot
panda2134

