Automatic execution of scripts on click or double click cannot be changed

[cipricus]

The executable scripts are always executed if clicked in Pantheon Files, even if the default application to be used is changed for them to a text editor under *Properties-Open with*.

I have noticed this behavior only for executable scripts (while the opposite happens for desktop files after February 2017 update: http://elementaryos.stackexchange.com/q/10952/170, which by default are open in a text editor).

This is also the cause why the system will not ask before running script from Pantheon Files (http://elementaryos.stackexchange.com/q/4256/170) even if a zenity script is added in a desktop file used for that purpose as default application (http://elementaryos.stackexchange.com/a/10358/170) (which works with other file managers).

This behavior could be dangerous (given the reason why desktop files are not automatically executed after February 2017 update).

Automatic execution of scripts on click or double click should not be the default action or at least it should be possible to change it.

[Danielle Foré (danrabbit)]

Probably better to fix this by always opening scripts for editing and only executing from the right click menu. I don't think we need yet another dialog in the mix

[Davide Aguiari (gorghino)]

This happens to me if I dclick on python scripts even I choose Sublime as default app.
If I run them, something odd happens:
Cursor becomes "+" (I think capture screen like)
Home folder got populated by files which names are the python's imports names (files like traceback, socket, time, struct etc.).
Every file is a ps file with windows screenshots inside.

[Jeremy Wootten (jeremywootten)]

This will be revisited once Files has been transferred to GitHub.