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Pythonista and Opening Files in Other Apps
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So I have a complex script that takes a web page and turns it into a .epub file. Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to move the .epub file to iBooks.
First, I figured Pythonista would have the ability to present an Open In popover using one of its custom modules. That's not the case. (Feature request!) ;)
So barring that option, I tried opening the file in the browser. Unfortunately, I get the following error:
Error An error occurred while loading the page: Frame load interruptedNormally, if a .epub file is opened in Safari, it presents the option to open it in iBooks or another app. This is the functionality I want. Ideally, Pythonista could present the Open In popover, but until that happens, is there a way to open files like this?
The code I'm using is:
fullpath = os.path.join(os.getcwd(),"test.epub") webbrowser.open("file://"+fullpath)Does anyone know how to do this?
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Have you looked at url schemes?
http://handleopenurl.com/scheme/ibooks
I use pythonista to launch things in googlechrome://
webbrowser.open('googlechrome://omz-forums.appspot.com/pythonista')
Might also try http:// instead of file to see if launching safari helps...
Stoph
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iBooks' URL scheme accepts iTunes store links, but I'm trying to pass in my own generated ePub. Different job.
Also, you can't just open a link to a file in an external web browser. Launching Safari isn't going to help at all.
