Re: Python Noob, open file dialog

Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Date	2014-06-18 02:03 -0700
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Subject	Re: Python Noob, open file dialog
From	cutey Love <cuteywithlove@gmail.com>

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I'm on windows, I'm going to uninstall python and reinstall

On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 9:32:40 AM UTC+1, alister wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:36:29 -0700, cutey Love wrote:
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> > No it's still paused after selection and only excutes when the window is
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> > closed.
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> > On Tuesday, June 17, 2014 6:34:41 PM UTC+1, MRAB wrote:
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> >> On 2014-06-17 17:49, cutey Love wrote:
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> >> > My first attempt at Python,
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> >> > I'm using Tkinter and all is going well except when I'm using
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> >> >      file_path = tkFileDialog.askopenfilename()
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> >> >      print "test"
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> >> >
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> >> > opens great and lets me select a file, the problem is it then pauses?
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> >> > instead of continuing with the function? until I close, then it goes
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> >> > and completes the function?
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> >> >
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> >> > Why is this and how do I fix it?
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> >> >
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> >> It's waiting for you to click the Open button to confirm your
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> >> selection. That's normal behaviour for such a dialog box.
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> >> > Full code
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> >> >
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> >> > import Tkinter, tkFileDialog
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> >> >
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> >> > from Tkinter import *
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> >> >
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> >> > emails = []
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> >> >
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> >> > def askFile():
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> >> >      file_path = tkFileDialog.askopenfilename()
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> >> >      print "test"
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> >> >
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> >> >
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> >> > window = Tkinter.Tk()
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> >> 
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> >> > window.title("Super Star")
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> >> >
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> >> > window.geometry("600x600")
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> >> >
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> >> > menubar = Menu(window)
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> >> > filemenu = Menu(menubar, tearoff=0)
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> >> > filemenu.add_command(label="New", command=askFile)
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> >> >
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> >> > menubar.add_cascade(label="File", menu=filemenu)
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> >> >
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> >> > window.config(menu=menubar)
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> >> >
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> >> > window.mainloop()
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> I have just tested your sample code & it works fine for me.
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> Fedora 20
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> Python 2.7.5
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> What is your environment
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> Please also see the various comments regarding top posting & google groups
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> -- 
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> Are you scared of speed?  If so, then try Windows 95.

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Python Noob, open file dialog cutey Love <cuteywithlove@gmail.com> - 2014-06-17 09:49 -0700
  Re: Python Noob, open file dialog MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-06-17 18:34 +0100
    Re: Python Noob, open file dialog cutey Love <cuteywithlove@gmail.com> - 2014-06-18 00:36 -0700
      Re: Python Noob, open file dialog Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-06-18 17:45 +1000
      Re: Python Noob, open file dialog alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-06-18 08:32 +0000
        Re: Python Noob, open file dialog cutey Love <cuteywithlove@gmail.com> - 2014-06-18 02:03 -0700
          Re: Python Noob, open file dialog Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-06-18 14:10 +0100

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