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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

#73343 — Python Noob, open file dialog

My first attempt at Python,

I'm using Tkinter and all is going well except when I'm using 

    file_path = tkFileDialog.askopenfilename()
    print "test"

opens great and lets me select a file, the problem is it then pauses? instead of continuing with the function? until I close, then it goes and completes the function?

Why is this and how do I fix it?

Full code

import Tkinter, tkFileDialog

from Tkinter import *

emails = []

def askFile():
    file_path = tkFileDialog.askopenfilename()
    print "test"


window = Tkinter.Tk()
window.title("Super Star")

window.geometry("600x600")

menubar = Menu(window)
filemenu = Menu(menubar, tearoff=0)
filemenu.add_command(label="New", command=askFile)

menubar.add_cascade(label="File", menu=filemenu)

window.config(menu=menubar)

window.mainloop()

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#73344

On 2014-06-17 17:49, cutey Love wrote:
> My first attempt at Python,
>
> I'm using Tkinter and all is going well except when I'm using
>
>      file_path = tkFileDialog.askopenfilename()
>      print "test"
>
> opens great and lets me select a file, the problem is it then pauses? instead of continuing with the function? until I close, then it goes and completes the function?
>
> Why is this and how do I fix it?
>
It's waiting for you to click the Open button to confirm your
selection. That's normal behaviour for such a dialog box.

> Full code
>
> import Tkinter, tkFileDialog
>
> from Tkinter import *
>
> emails = []
>
> def askFile():
>      file_path = tkFileDialog.askopenfilename()
>      print "test"
>
>
> window = Tkinter.Tk()
> window.title("Super Star")
>
> window.geometry("600x600")
>
> menubar = Menu(window)
> filemenu = Menu(menubar, tearoff=0)
> filemenu.add_command(label="New", command=askFile)
>
> menubar.add_cascade(label="File", menu=filemenu)
>
> window.config(menu=menubar)
>
> window.mainloop()
>

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#73352

No it's still paused after selection and only excutes when the window is closed.

On Tuesday, June 17, 2014 6:34:41 PM UTC+1, MRAB wrote:
> On 2014-06-17 17:49, cutey Love wrote:
> 
> > My first attempt at Python,
> 
> >
> 
> > I'm using Tkinter and all is going well except when I'm using
> 
> >
> 
> >      file_path = tkFileDialog.askopenfilename()
> 
> >      print "test"
> 
> >
> 
> > opens great and lets me select a file, the problem is it then pauses? instead of continuing with the function? until I close, then it goes and completes the function?
> 
> >
> 
> > Why is this and how do I fix it?
> 
> >
> 
> It's waiting for you to click the Open button to confirm your
> 
> selection. That's normal behaviour for such a dialog box.
> 
> 
> 
> > Full code
> 
> >
> 
> > import Tkinter, tkFileDialog
> 
> >
> 
> > from Tkinter import *
> 
> >
> 
> > emails = []
> 
> >
> 
> > def askFile():
> 
> >      file_path = tkFileDialog.askopenfilename()
> 
> >      print "test"
> 
> >
> 
> >
> 
> > window = Tkinter.Tk()
> 
> > window.title("Super Star")
> 
> >
> 
> > window.geometry("600x600")
> 
> >
> 
> > menubar = Menu(window)
> 
> > filemenu = Menu(menubar, tearoff=0)
> 
> > filemenu.add_command(label="New", command=askFile)
> 
> >
> 
> > menubar.add_cascade(label="File", menu=filemenu)
> 
> >
> 
> > window.config(menu=menubar)
> 
> >
> 
> > window.mainloop()
> 
> >

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#73353

On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 5:36 PM, cutey Love <cuteywithlove@gmail.com> wrote:
> No it's still paused after selection and only excutes when the window is closed.

Treat the file dialog exactly the way you would in a text editor or
word processor. Does your program continue as normal then? If not,
please be really specific - for instance:

"""I bring up the file dialog, and I click on a file and press OK. It
doesn't close the dialog like I would normally expect, and I have to
press Cancel to make the dialog close - but then it works like OK
ought to."""

Is that what's going on? (I have seen dialogs, and written some too,
with this exact bug. But I'd be very surprised if it's the case with a
standard file-open box.) If not, please be at least as detailed as the
above.

ChrisA

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#73354

On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:36:29 -0700, cutey Love wrote:

> No it's still paused after selection and only excutes when the window is
> closed.
> 
> On Tuesday, June 17, 2014 6:34:41 PM UTC+1, MRAB wrote:
>> On 2014-06-17 17:49, cutey Love wrote:
>> 
>> > My first attempt at Python,
>> > I'm using Tkinter and all is going well except when I'm using
>> >      file_path = tkFileDialog.askopenfilename()
>> >      print "test"
>> >
>> > opens great and lets me select a file, the problem is it then pauses?
>> > instead of continuing with the function? until I close, then it goes
>> > and completes the function?
>> >
>> > Why is this and how do I fix it?
>> >
>> It's waiting for you to click the Open button to confirm your
>> 
>> selection. That's normal behaviour for such a dialog box.
>> 
>> > Full code
>> >
>> > import Tkinter, tkFileDialog
>> >
>> > from Tkinter import *
>> >
>> > emails = []
>> >
>> > def askFile():
>> 
>> >      file_path = tkFileDialog.askopenfilename()
>> 
>> >      print "test"
>> >
>> 
>> >
>> > window = Tkinter.Tk()
>> 
>> > window.title("Super Star")
>> >
>> > window.geometry("600x600")
>> >
>> > menubar = Menu(window)
>> 
>> > filemenu = Menu(menubar, tearoff=0)
>> 
>> > filemenu.add_command(label="New", command=askFile)
>> 
>> 
>> >
>> > menubar.add_cascade(label="File", menu=filemenu)
>> >
>> > window.config(menu=menubar)
>> >
>> > window.mainloop()

I have just tested your sample code & it works fine for me.

Fedora 20
Python 2.7.5

What is your environment

Please also see the various comments regarding top posting & google groups




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#73355

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

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#73365

On 18/06/2014 10:03, cutey Love wrote:
> 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:
>>
>> Please also see the various comments regarding top posting & google groups
>>

Please note that if you carry on top posting and (mis)using google 
groups you will not be regarded as cutey Love by me :)

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