Dynamic-Application-Launcher

i dont have JSON soo u might have to find urself sadly..

import subprocess import platform import os

def launch_app(app_path): """ Launches an application based on the operating system.

Args:
    app_path (str): The path to the application executable.
"""

system = platform.system()

try:
    if system == "Windows":
        subprocess.Popen([app_path], creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE) # Prevents console blocking in some cases
    elif system == "Darwin":  # macOS
        subprocess.Popen(["open", app_path])
    elif system == "Linux":
        # Attempt to launch with xdg-open, which is a common way to open files/apps
        subprocess.Popen(["xdg-open", app_path])
    else:
        print(f"Unsupported operating system: {system}")
        return # exit the function

    print(f"Successfully launched: {app_path}")

except FileNotFoundError:
    print(f"Error: Application not found at {app_path}")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

Example usage:

Replace with the actual path to your application.

#Windows example #app_path = r"C:\Path\To\Your\Application.exe"

#macOS example #app_path = "/Applications/YourApp.app"

#linux example. #app_path = "/path/to/your/application" #Or if it is a desktop file. "/path/to/YourApp.desktop"

#Example with a relative path (if the app is in the same directory as the python script) #app_path = "./YourApp"

def launch_app_with_check(app_name): """ Launches an application, attempting to find it in common locations. Args: app_name: the base name of the app. """ system = platform.system() if system == "Windows": possible_paths = [ os.path.join(os.getcwd(), app_name + ".exe"), # current directory os.path.join(os.path.expanduser(""), "AppData", "Local", app_name, app_name + ".exe"), # Common install location os.path.join("C:\Program Files\", app_name, app_name + ".exe"), os.path.join("C:\Program Files (x86)\", app_name, app_name + ".exe") ] elif system == "Darwin": # macOS possible_paths = [ os.path.join("/Applications/", app_name + ".app"), os.path.join(os.path.expanduser(""), "Applications", app_name + ".app"), os.path.join(os.getcwd(), app_name + ".app"), ] elif system == "Linux": possible_paths = [ os.path.join(os.getcwd(), app_name), os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".local/share/applications/", app_name + ".desktop"), #desktop file "/usr/bin/" + app_name, #common bin location "/usr/local/bin/" + app_name ] else: print(f"Unsupported OS: {system}") return

for path in possible_paths: if os.path.exists(path): launch_app(path) return print(f"Could not find application: {app_name}")

Example usage with the app name.

launch_app_with_check("MyApp") {if u get it}

Choose one of the examples above and replace the placeholder app paths.

#If the application is not launched, double check the app path.

Enjoy ^^