Python: Opening a folder in Explorer/Nautilus/Finder

Question

I'm in Python, and I have the path of a certain folder. I want to open it using the default folder explorer for that system. For example, if it's a Windows computer, I want to use Explorer, if it's Linux, I want to use Nautilus or whatever is the default there, if it's Mac, I want to use Finder.

How can I do that?

Answer 1

I am surprised no one has mentioned using xdg-open for *nix which will work for both files and folders:

import os import platform import subprocess  def open_file(path):     if platform.system() == "Windows":         os.startfile(path)     elif platform.system() == "Darwin":         subprocess.Popen(["open", path])     else:         subprocess.Popen(["xdg-open", path])