sublime text 3 - console - how to open a file

Question

I would like to open files to edit from the sublime text 3 console (which appears on ctrl+`)

I have tried

open [filename] 

but it always gives syntax error on the last character of filename. I have tried enclosing name in quotes.

Also, I would like to know if I can execute shell commands directly from it's console

Answer 1

That's the command:

sublime.active_window().open_file("filename.txt")

It's a bit ugly, but probably could be scripted/automated somehow (to have a shortcut for instance).