Open directories in interaction with a Shapefile

Question

I am trying to write a python code whose purpose is to open windows directories corresponding to the communes I select in a "common" Shape layer (with Qgis software). I specify that the common layer contains a column X with the paths to the directories of the communes (example of the path: V: / 02_doc / commune1 /)

Here is my current code. It does not work as intended (it opens ... the windows directory "'my documents"

import os
X = os.path.dirname( unicode( qgis.utils.iface.activeLayer().dataProvider().dataSourceUri() ) )
os.system("explorer " + "[%"X"%]")
layer = qgis.utils.iface.activeLayer()
qgis.utils.iface.setActiveLayer(layer) 

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This code is used to indicate a single path and point on when I click on the layer.

import subprocess
layer = iface.activeLayer()
x = layer.source()
subprocess.Popen(r'explorer /select,' + x)

That's not what I want.

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`with this code:

import os
X = os.path.dirname( unicode( qgis.utils.iface.activeLayer().dataProvider().dataSourceUri() ) )
os.system("explorer "+posplu)
layer = qgis.utils.iface.activeLayer()
qgis.utils.iface.setActiveLayer(layer) 

There is a change, when I click on my layer in Qgis, I point the directory where my layer is.

That's not what I want.

My layer contains an x ​​column. The latter includes paths pointing repertory directories to cities. I would like to click on a city A and open the directory A, on a city B and open the directory B.

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I found

import os layer = qgis.utils.iface.activeLayer() import subprocess subprocess.Popen(r'explorer /select r,"[% X %]"')

x is the column containing directory paths fcka

Answer 1

This line isn't valid python syntax:

os.system("explorer " + "[%"X"%]")

if I test with:

X="some path"
print("explorer " + "[%"X"%]")

I get:

>>> print("explorer " + "[%"X"%]")
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    print("explorer " + "[%"X"%]")
                            ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

I'm not sure what the exact syntax is to run explorer in windows, but maybe you just want to concatenate the X with the rest of the string:

>>> print("explorer " + "[%"+X+"%]")
explorer [%some path%]

If its just the path for the argument then maybe quote it:

>>> print("explorer \""+X+"\"")
explorer "some path"

Its a good practice to construct and print the string you are making before running os.system on it, for debugging purposes:

cmd = "explorer "+X
print("cmd is ",cmd)
os.system(cmd)

Answer 2

I did something similar a while ago but used subprocess instead:

import subprocess
layer = iface.activeLayer()
x = layer.source()
subprocess.Popen(r'explorer /select,' + x)