code: def browse(self, wait=True, tempname="/tmp/seltable"):
          import os
          if os.system('test `which casabrowser`x != x') == 0:
              waitstr1 = ""
              waitstr2 = "foreground ..."
              if not wait:
                  waitstr1 = " &"
                  waitstr2 = "background ..."
              if self.iswritable():
                  six.print_("Flushing data and starting casabrowser in the " +
                             waitstr2)
              else:
                  six.print_("Starting casabrowser in the " + waitstr2)
              self.flush()
              self.unlock()
              if os.system('test -e ' + self.name() + '/table.dat') == 0:
                  os.system('casabrowser ' + self.name() + waitstr1)
              elif len(tempname) > 0:
                  six.print_("  making a persistent copy in table " + tempname)
                  self.copy(tempname)
                  os.system('casabrowser ' + tempname + waitstr1)
                  if wait:
                      from casacore.tables import tabledelete
                      six.print_("  finished browsing")
                      tabledelete(tempname)
                  else:
                      six.print_(" after browsing use tabledelete('" + tempname +
                                 "') to delete the copy")
              else:
                  six.print_("Cannot browse because the table is in memory only")
                  six.print_("You can browse a (shallow) persistent copy " +
                             "of the table like: ")
                  six.print_("   t.browse(True, '/tmp/tab1')")
          else:
              try:
                  import wxPython
              except ImportError:
                  six.print_('casabrowser nor wxPython can be found')
                  return
              from wxPython.wx import wxPySimpleApp
              import sys
              app = wxPySimpleApp()
              from wxtablebrowser import CasaTestFrame
              frame = CasaTestFrame(None, sys.stdout, self)
              frame.Show(True)
              app.MainLoop()