problem accosiating python to ,py files

dave newbie · 05-16-2014, 12:39 PM

my brother and i have being trying to make python run a .py module it can run in idle but i would like to make it run by double clicking like it does in windows

dave newbie · 05-16-2014, 12:41 PM

more info it is in a zorin8 gaming os and doesnot function with idle 2.7 but can be run within idle3 or idle3 (with pytoh3,3) we would like it to function as it does in the windows world its written in python 3.4 could this be the problem

ondoho · 05-16-2014, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave newbie

we would like it to function as it does in the windows world

well, that's always a bad idea.

but, all jokes aside, you would like it to open on doubleclick. fair enough.
you say it is written in python 3.4.
which version of python is installed? if it's 3.4, too, all you have to do is right-click the file, go to "open with..." -> choose default -> (here you have to find the proper python executable, most probably /usr/bin/python or /usr/bin/python3.4)
this is not an exact steb-by-step because i am not using zorin's file manager, but it should give you a general picture.

dave newbie · 05-16-2014, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

well, that's always a bad idea.

but, all jokes aside, you would like it to open on doubleclick. fair enough.
you say it is written in python 3.4.
which version of python is installed? if it's 3.4, too, all you have to do is right-click the file, go to "open with..." -> choose default -> (here you have to find the proper python executable, most probably /usr/bin/python or /usr/bin/python3.4)
this is not an exact steb-by-step because i am not using zorin's file manager, but it should give you a general picture.

unfortunately zorin does not allow you to browse to the appropriate application.

to use the right-click require we add the application to the chooser first then do the right-click to select the application.

nothing so far explains this process or how to make aliases that work with the python shell and the shebang also fails to resolve the issue.