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Don't use os.startfile nor os.system for this.

from subprocess import Popen


def select_object(path):
    return Popen(["explorer.exe", f"/select,{path}"])



if __name__ == "__main__":
    select_object(r"C:\Users")
If you want more control: https://www.apriorit.com/dev-blog/727-wi...ith-python
(I don't read this, because I'm a Linux user, I don't care much about Windows)
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File explorer - by DPaul - Aug-04-2022, 06:41 AM
RE: File explorer - by DeaD_EyE - Aug-04-2022, 08:37 AM
RE: File explorer - by DPaul - Aug-04-2022, 09:10 AM
RE: File explorer - by Gribouillis - Aug-04-2022, 09:25 AM
RE: File explorer - by DeaD_EyE - Aug-04-2022, 09:56 AM
RE: File explorer - by DPaul - Aug-04-2022, 02:15 PM
RE: File explorer - by DPaul - Aug-04-2022, 03:22 PM
RE: File explorer - by Gribouillis - Aug-04-2022, 03:58 PM
RE: File explorer - by DeaD_EyE - Aug-04-2022, 05:22 PM
RE: File explorer - by DPaul - Aug-05-2022, 06:00 AM

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