Re: Help to Auto open generated pdf files

Werner <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.python.reportlab.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi,

On 6/29/2014 11:40, Umar Yusuf wrote:
> Good day,
> I am able to generate .PDF files with python and report lab using the 
> tutorials available.
>
> My question is how do I make a generated PDF to auto open immediately 
> it is generated from my script?
>
> I don't want it to generate only, but to also open in a default PDF 
> reader.
>
I use the desktop module:

         try:
             desktop.open(url.strip())
         except OSError:
             text = (_(u'Your default browser could not be opened, \
or the external program was not found or no \
external program is defined for this file.'))

https://pypi.python.org/pypi/desktop

Werner
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