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Apple script to right click a CSV file to open it in an interactive python shell and load into a Pandas dataframe. To use:(1) Open Automator(2) Create a new service(3) Change "Service receives selected" drop downs to "Files or folders" in "Finder"(4) Select "Run applescript" from the sidebar, then paste this script in and save
-- Adapted from these sources:
-- http://peterdowns.com/posts/open-iterm-finder-service.html
-- https://gist.github.com/cowboy/905546
--
-- Modified to work with files as well, cd-ing to their container folder
on run {input, parameters}
tell application "Finder"
set my_file to first item of input
set filetype to (kind of (info for my_file))
if filetype is "Folder" or filetype is "Volume" then
set dir_path to quoted form of (POSIX path of my_file)
else
set dir_path to quoted form of (POSIX path of (container of my_file as string))
end if
end tell
CD_to(dir_path)
end run
on CD_to(theDir)
tell application "iTerm"
activate
try
set t to the last terminal
on error
set t to (make new terminal)
end try
tell t
launch session "Default Session"
tell the last session
write text "cd " & theDir
write text "ls"
end tell
end tell
end tell
end CD_to
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