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Re: Python Noob, open file dialog

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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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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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