Fwd: [pygtk] Working with files with python (gtk)

[Edward A Robinson]

Thanks

On 3/15/07, Ed Catmur <ed at catmur.co.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-03-15 at 15:28 -0400, Edward A Robinson wrote:
> > This is my first time posting to the python tutor so be nice, I have
> > read the mailing list and cant seem to find and answer there or on
> > google so I turn to you guys for help. I'm working on a gtk
> > application and I want to list all the image files in a directory. Now
> > I know that if I have an image lets say foo.png and I rename that to
> > foo.txt nautilus (the default gnome browser) still recognizes that
> > file as an image.How can I do the same thing?
> >
> > I guess what Im looking for is a python command that dose what the
> > file command in the shell would do, as well as figure out the correct
> > program to open the file with.
> Use the gnomevfs module (in gnome-python, probably).  It's not that well
> documented; you probably want gnomevfs.get_mime_type().
>
> > As well as recognizes images I want users to be able to open up each
> > image with that images default editor. So foo.png may open with eye of
> > gnome but bar.jpg may open with gimp. (If those where the settings in
> > nautilus)
> Use gnomevfs.mime_get_default_application().  For example:
>
> import gnomevfs, gobject
>
> def open_uri(uri):
>         mime = gnomevfs.get_mime_type (uri)
>         scheme = gnomevfs.get_uri_scheme (uri)
>         # http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=411560
>         id, name, command, multi, paths_for_local, schemes, term = gnomevfs.mime_get_default_application (mime)
>         if scheme == 'file' and paths_for_local:
>                 return gobject.spawn_async ([command, gnomevfs.get_local_path_from_uri (uri)], flags=gobject.SPAWN_SEARCH_PATH)
>         elif scheme == 'file' or scheme in schemes:
>                 return gobject.spawn_async ([command, uri], flags=gobject.SPAWN_SEARCH_PATH)
>         else:
>                 for id, name, command, multi, paths_for_local, schemes, term in gnomevfs.mime_get_short_list_applications (mime) + gnomevfs.mime_get_all_applications (mime):
>                         if scheme in schemes:
>                                 return gobject.spawn_async ([command, uri], flags=gobject.SPAWN_SEARCH_PATH)
>         return False
> open_uri ("file:///path/to/file")
>
> > Also how would I get cut and paste to work so that I can cut a file
> > from my image browser then paste it into nautilus. I know how to get
> > it to work for basic text but not for files.
> Use gtk.Clipboard.set_with_data with
> targets=gtk.target_list_add_uri_targets(); see gtk.SelectionData.
>
My problem isent cutting and pasting of text but doing it so that I
can cut a file and paste it into nautilus
> Ed
>
>


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Edward A Robinson


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Edward A Robinson