export xlsx

file_utils.py

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import importlib
 import re
 import subprocess
+import platform
 import sys
 import unicodedata
 from pathlib import Path
 
+
 def install_module(module_name, package_name=None):
     '''Install a python module with pip or return it if already installed'''
     try:
@@ -110,4 +112,23 @@ def read_file(path):
     else:
         data = txt
 
-    return data
+    return data
+
+def open_file(filepath, env=None, select=False):
+    if platform.system() == 'Darwin':       # macOS
+        cmd = ['open']
+        if select:
+            cmd += ['-R']
+
+    elif platform.system() == 'Windows':    # Windows
+        cmd = ['explorer']
+        if select:
+            cmd += ['/select,']
+    else:                                   # linux variants
+        cmd = ['xdg-open']
+        if select:
+            cmd = ['nemo']
+    
+    cmd += [str(filepath)]
+
+    subprocess.Popen(cmd, env=env)