PyQt - How to open a directory folder?

Question

I have searched a lot and I know how to open a directory dialog window. But what I am looking for is the method to open a directory folder under windows OS, just like you right click one of your local folder and select open.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Try this:

dir_ = QtGui.QFileDialog.getExistingDirectory(None, 'Select a folder:', 'C:\\', QtGui.QFileDialog.ShowDirsOnly)

If the user hits cancel, then dir_ is empty.

Answer 2

For python 3.7 you can just do:

os.startfile(path)