FileDialog.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import os
import wx

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# This is how you pre-establish a file filter so that the dialog
# only shows the extension(s) you want it to.
wildcard = "Python source (*.py)|*.py|"     \
           "Compiled Python (*.pyc)|*.pyc|" \
           "SPAM files (*.spam)|*.spam|"    \
           "Egg file (*.egg)|*.egg|"        \
           "All files (*.*)|*.*"

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class TestPanel(wx.Panel):
    def __init__(self, parent, log):
        self.log = log
        wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent, -1)

        b = wx.Button(self, -1, "Create and Show an OPEN FileDialog", (50,50))
        self.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnButton, b)

        b = wx.Button(self, -1, "Create and Show a SAVE FileDialog", (50,90))
        self.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnButton2, b)


    def OnButton(self, evt):
        self.log.WriteText("CWD: %s\n" % os.getcwd())

        # Create the dialog. In this case the current directory is forced as the starting
        # directory for the dialog, and no default file name is forced. This can easily
        # be changed in your program. This is an 'open' dialog, and allows multitple
        # file selections as well.
        #
        # Finally, if the directory is changed in the process of getting files, this
        # dialog is set up to change the current working directory to the path chosen.
        dlg = wx.FileDialog(
            self, message="Choose a file",
            defaultDir=os.getcwd(),
            defaultFile="",
            wildcard=wildcard,
            style=wx.FD_OPEN | wx.FD_MULTIPLE |
                  wx.FD_CHANGE_DIR | wx.FD_FILE_MUST_EXIST |
                  wx.FD_PREVIEW
            )

        # Show the dialog and retrieve the user response. If it is the OK response,
        # process the data.
        if dlg.ShowModal() == wx.ID_OK:
            # This returns a Python list of files that were selected.
            paths = dlg.GetPaths()

            self.log.WriteText('You selected %d files:' % len(paths))

            for path in paths:
                self.log.WriteText('           %s\n' % path)

        # Compare this with the debug above; did we change working dirs?
        self.log.WriteText("CWD: %s\n" % os.getcwd())

        # Destroy the dialog. Don't do this until you are done with it!
        # BAD things can happen otherwise!
        dlg.Destroy()


    def OnButton2(self, evt):
        self.log.WriteText("CWD: %s\n" % os.getcwd())

        # Create the dialog. In this case the current directory is forced as the starting
        # directory for the dialog, and no default file name is forced. This can easily
        # be changed in your program. This is an 'save' dialog.
        #
        # Unlike the 'open dialog' example found elsewhere, this example does NOT
        # force the current working directory to change if the user chooses a different
        # directory than the one initially set.
        dlg = wx.FileDialog(
            self, message="Save file as ...", defaultDir=os.getcwd(),
            defaultFile="", wildcard=wildcard, style=wx.FD_SAVE | wx.FD_OVERWRITE_PROMPT
            )

        # This sets the default filter that the user will initially see. Otherwise,
        # the first filter in the list will be used by default.
        dlg.SetFilterIndex(2)

        # Show the dialog and retrieve the user response. If it is the OK response,
        # process the data.
        if dlg.ShowModal() == wx.ID_OK:
            path = dlg.GetPath()
            self.log.WriteText('You selected "%s"' % path)

            # Normally, at this point you would save your data using the file and path
            # data that the user provided to you, but since we didn't actually start
            # with any data to work with, that would be difficult.
            #
            # The code to do so would be similar to this, assuming 'data' contains
            # the data you want to save:
            #
            # fp = file(path, 'w') # Create file anew
            # fp.write(data)
            # fp.close()
            #
            # You might want to add some error checking :-)
            #

        # Note that the current working dir didn't change. This is good since
        # that's the way we set it up.
        self.log.WriteText("CWD: %s\n" % os.getcwd())

        # Destroy the dialog. Don't do this until you are done with it!
        # BAD things can happen otherwise!
        dlg.Destroy()


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def runTest(frame, nb, log):
    win = TestPanel(nb, log)
    return win

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overview = """\
This class provides the file selection dialog. It incorporates OS-native features
depending on the OS in use, and can be used both for open and save operations.
The files displayed can be filtered by setting up a wildcard filter, multiple files
can be selected (open only), and files can be forced in a read-only mode.

There are two ways to get the results back from the dialog. GetFiles() returns only
the file names themselves, in a Python list. GetPaths() returns the full path and
filenames combined as a Python list.

"""


if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys,os
    import run
    run.main(['', os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])] + sys.argv[1:])