wouter@votinl wouter van ooijen

I have a tool in Python to which I want to add a small GUI. The tools
currently runs everywhere PySerial is supported. I need a file-access
dialog. What is the preffered way to to this? Is there a
platform-independent file-access dialog available, or should I use the
windows native version when running on windows (and how do I do that)?


Wouter van Ooijen

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adriaan renting

Well, I only know how to do it with Qt:
Dialog = QFileDialog(self.filedir, 'Python files (*.py)', self, 'open file dialog')
self.filename = str( Dialog.getOpenFileName())

I don't think PyQt is available for Qt4 on windows yet.
You might be ablt to use this:
http://www.quadgames.com/download/pythonqt/PyQtGPL10.exe

Tk or wxWindows, or the Windows API itself might also be possible, I have no experience with them. Using either Tk or wxWindows should give a portable application as well.


I have a tool in Python to which I want to add a small GUI. The tools
currently runs everywhere PySerial is supported. I need a file-access
dialog. What is the preffered way to to this? Is there a
platform-independent file-access dialog available, or should I use the
windows native version when running on windows (and how do I do that)?


Wouter van Ooijen

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eric brunel

Tkinter has a file acces dialog available with the same API on all platforms. It is also mapped to the standard dialog on Windows. Since Tkinter is certainly installed by default with Python, if a file dialog is everything you need, you probably don't have to look further.

To use the dialog, just do:

from Tkinter import Tk
from tkFileDialog import askopenfilename
## Tk needs a main window to work, so create one and hide it
root = Tk()
root.withdraw()
## Ask the file name
fileName = askopenfilename(filetypes=[('Python files', '*.py'), ('All files', '*')])
if fileName:
print 'open', fileName
else:
print 'cancelled'
## Over
root.destroy()

HTH
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fredrik lundh

depends on what GUI toolkit you prefer to use.

for Tkinter (which is available on most modern platforms), see "File
Dialogs" on this page:

http://www.pythonware.com/library/tkinter/introduction/x1164-data-entry.htm

the following thread may also be helpful: http://tinyurl.com/b2zxb
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utabintarbo

For simple, it's hard to beat EasyGUI: http://www.ferg.org/easygui/

Bob

eric brunel

Tkinter has a file acces dialog available with the same API on all platforms. It is also mapped to the standard dialog on Windows. Since Tkinter is certainly installed by default with Python, if a file dialog is everything you need, you probably don't have to look further.

To use the dialog, just do:

from Tkinter import Tk
from tkFileDialog import askopenfilename
## Tk needs a main window to work, so create one and hide it
root = Tk()
root.withdraw()
## Ask the file name
fileName = askopenfilename(filetypes=[('Python files', '*.py'), ('All files', '*')])
if fileName:
print 'open', fileName
else:
print 'cancelled'
## Over
root.destroy()

HTH
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python -c "print ''.join([chr(154 - ord(c)) for c in 'U(17zX(%,5.zmz5(17;8(%,5.Z65\'*9--56l7+-'])"

fredrik lundh

depends on what GUI toolkit you prefer to use.

for Tkinter (which is available on most modern platforms), see "File
Dialogs" on this page:

http://www.pythonware.com/library/tkinter/introduction/x1164-data-entry.htm

the following thread may also be helpful: http://tinyurl.com/b2zxb
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utabintarbo

For simple, it's hard to beat EasyGUI: http://www.ferg.org/easygui/

Bob

wouter@voti.nl (wouter van ooijen

Great


Wouter van Ooijen

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http://www.voti.nl
Webshop for PICs and other electronics
http://www.voti.nl/hvu
Teacher electronics and informatics