How do I open directory with subprocess.popen()

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I am using belwo Python code to open current Directory.
However I am passing Directory as a Variable, but it is not opening. It opens default documetns folder

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current_date = datetime.datetime.today().strftime('%d-%B-%Y')
subprocess.Popen('explorer "D:\\SBC\\01-03IRE\\15-Daily_Count\\"+current_date+"\\"')

What I have tried:

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current_date = datetime.datetime.today().strftime('%d-%B-%Y')
subprocess.Popen('explorer "D:\\SBC\\01-03IRE\\15-Daily_Count\\"+current_date+"\\"')

Posted 14-Sep-21 2:15am

Sandeep Chavan 2021

Updated 14-Sep-21 2:41am

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Richard MacCutchan · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-14T02:41:00

Solution 1

Your quote characters are wrong as shown when I print out the string:

explorer "D:\SBC\01-03IRE\15-Daily_Count\"+current_date+"\"

Change the double quotes around current_date to single, thus:

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current_date = datetime.datetime.today().strftime('%d-%B-%Y')
subprocess.Popen('explorer "D:\\SBC\\01-03IRE\\15-Daily_Count\\' +current_date+ '\\"')
                                                               ^                ^

Posted 14-Sep-21 2:41am

Richard MacCutchan

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Sandeep Chavan 2021 14-Sep-21 10:58am

Hi Richard,
Thank you very much, its working.

One more related to this
Below code is not working, please suggest

Daily_Files = "D:\\SBC\\01-03IRE\\11-Daily-Files\\"
subprocess.Popen('explorer "Daily_Files"')

Richard MacCutchan 14-Sep-21 11:09am

You are trying to pass the string "Daily_Files". You need to use the same syntax as in your first example:

subprocess.Popen('explorer ' +Daily_Files+ '\\')

Take a look at 7. Input and Output — Python 3.9.7 documentation[^] for a more comprehensive explanation of how to build strings from a mixture of text and variables.