diff -r 16933878e27b -r 2f72e9330af2 src/eric7/SystemUtilities/FileSystemUtilities.py
--- a/src/eric7/SystemUtilities/FileSystemUtilities.py Thu Dec 07 10:40:51 2023 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/SystemUtilities/FileSystemUtilities.py Sun Dec 10 17:06:00 2023 +0100
@@ -729,6 +729,31 @@
return mountedPaths
+def startfile(filePath):
+ """
+ Function to open the given file path with the system default application.
+
+ @param filePath file path to be opened
+ @type str or Path
+ @return flag indicating a successful start of the associated application
+ @rtype bool
+ """
+ filePath = str(filePath)
+
+ if OSUtilities.isWindowsPlatform():
+ return os.startfile(filePath) # secok
+
+ elif OSUtilities.isMacPlatform():
+ return subprocess.call(("open", filePath)) # secok
+
+ elif OSUtilities.isLinuxPlatform() or OSUtilities.isFreeBsdPlatform():
+ return subprocess.call(("xdg-open", filePath)) # secok
+
+ else:
+ # unsupported platform
+ return False
+
+
################################################################################
## Functions below handle (MicroPython) device and remote file names.
################################################################################
