thunar refuses to open files .py

yanlolot · 2016-10-30 22:32:36

Hello

When I double-click on a file with .py extension, it refuses to open it (with geany or vim...). But when I right-click and choose geany (or vim), it opens the file.
When I double-click, it says that I have the wrong permissions.

Thanks for help.

Jerry3904 · 2016-10-30 23:10:36

You need to open a terminal where the file is (make sure it is executable), and type:

python <yourfile>.py

Compare this similar thread about jar files. This is not a problem specific to Xfce.

yanlolot · 2016-10-31 00:24:08

thanks for the reply and sorry for my english, but you didn't understand my problem:
I don't want to execute the file when I double-click: I want to open it with geany. And thunar doesn't open it because of the permissions (whereas user and group are mine). But when I right-click and choose open it with geany, thunar open the file without any problem.
I've got the same pb if I want to open it with an other text editor.
This pb appears only with the .py files.

Thanks for help.

PS: I can execute the file in a console, but this is not my problem: I just want to open it with geany when I double-click
I'm on debian jessie.

Last edited by yanlolot (2016-10-31 00:37:27)

Jerry3904 · 2016-10-31 00:52:28

Have you tried the standard method already? Right-click the file > Open with > navigate to the geany entry and check the box > scroll down and check to always use it.

yanlolot · 2016-10-31 01:08:29

yes, I did that. But this didn't solve the problem.

yanlolot · 2016-10-31 03:10:44

Thunar execute by default the .py files.
I've tried to change this comportment with:

--> the hidden settings misc-exec-shell-scripts-by-default :

$ xfconf-query --channel thunar --property /misc-exec-shell-scripts-by-default --create --type bool --set false
$ cat .config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/thunar.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

But there is no effect: thunar tries to execute my .py files.

--> change the type mime: the default application for application/x-python-bytecode is geany.
No effect.

How can I change this comportment ? (Wich configuration file ?)

Thanks for help

onkelho · 2016-10-31 10:09:41

create a thunar-custom-action,
example is "open terminal" in the configure user action or so by menu, add a new and give as execute geany %f
then apply this to files with *.py in next tab
restart thunar after safing and all should be fine with "right-clicking" on .py files

ToZ · 2016-10-31 10:36:12

@yanlolot, what happens when you use exo-open in a terminal to open the *.py file, like:

exo-open FILE.py

...where FILE.py is the name of your py file? What is displayed in the terminal?

yanlolot · 2016-10-31 12:33:44

@ Toz
when I use exo-open in a terminal to open the *.py file, it opens it with geany without any problem. And the terminal displays nothing.

ToZ · 2016-10-31 14:20:08

What is the exact wording of the error message that you are getting?

Edit: Can you also confirm the versions of Xfce and thunar that you are using?

xfce4-about -V

thunar -V

And finally, create a secondary account and log in using that account and test whether the same is happening there.

yanlolot · 2016-10-31 17:43:34

@ToZ

-> with a new account: exactly the same pb.

-> The version of xfce and thunar
$ xfce4-about -V
xfce4-about 4.10.0 (Xfce 4.10)
$ thunar -V
Thunar 1.6.3 (Xfce 4.10)

->

ToZ wrote:

What is the exact wording of the error message that you are getting?

The message is in french:

Échec à l'exécution du fichier « File.py »
L'exécution du processus fils « File.py » a échoué (Permission non accordée).

The reason of this message is that: - thunar try to execute the file and not to open it.
- this file is not authorised to be executed like a script (it's my choice, I just want to edit it with geany by double-click)

Last edited by yanlolot (2016-10-31 17:53:14)

ToZ · 2016-11-01 00:12:22

If the following returns true or false:

xfconf-query -c thunar -p /misc-exec-shell-scripts-by-default

...then try this:

xfconf-query -c thunar -p /misc-exec-shell-scripts-by-default --type bool --set false

If that makes no difference, try resetting it:

xfconf-query -c thunar -p /misc-exec-shell-scripts-by-default -r

yanlolot · 2016-11-01 01:04:23

It seems to be the same command I did in post 6 ( the hidden settings misc-exec-shell-scripts-by-default ), but let's try:
$xfconf-query -c thunar -p /misc-exec-shell-scripts-by-default
false
$xfconf-query -c thunar -p /misc-exec-shell-scripts-by-default --type bool --set false

no effect.

ToZ · 2016-11-01 01:35:58

Did you try the last one? Resetting it?

yanlolot · 2016-11-01 14:12:27

Yes I tried the last one, and there is no effect.

ToZ · 2016-11-01 21:21:11

Not sure what else to suggest. It works fine on my Jessie box so it must be a system-wide configuration somewhere on your system that is interfering.

yanlolot · 2016-11-01 22:05:45

Thanks for your help. I keep searching (I'll try to trace the double-click and see...)
Thanks again.

yanlolot · 2016-11-01 22:24:57

Just one question: When I do a "ps aux |grep Thunar", the output is:
Thunar --sm-client-id .....
I dont find this option ( sm-client-id) in the man of Thunar. What is this ?

ToZ · 2016-11-02 01:56:23

It's related to session management. If you save your sessions, then thunar is saved with a session id and then re-opened later using the same session id so it can keep track of certain state items such as current folder. Look for the session information in ~/.cache/sessions.

yanlolot · 2016-11-02 18:26:16

I've renamed the .py in .py3 to solve the pb. It works, thunar opens the .py3 with geany.
But look at this:
$ file --mime-type File.py
File.py: text/plain
$ file --mime-type File_bis.py3
File_bis.py3: text/x-python

So, the mime-type for .py file isn't python (??), and the mime-type for .py3 is python (???)
Strange isn't it ?

Last edited by yanlolot (2016-11-02 18:27:03)

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