Browsing file or directory Dialog in Python

Question

I'm doing a small project in Python and I would like to browse a file or directory to get their path.

I'm using Tkinter and I was abble to find only a file browser:

filename = tkFileDialog.askopenfilename(parent=root,title='Open file to encrypt')

or only a directory browser:

dir =  tkFileDialog.askdirectory(parent=root, title='Open file to encrypt')

Is it possible to combine these two? THank you for all the answers!

Brandon · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-22 17:19:20Z

6

No, it's not possible to combine them. The file browser and directory browser have different UIs because they are accomplishing different tasks.

Most programs handle this by differentiating the task in their File menu. You might have a "Select File" or "Select Folder" option. This would lead you to either the File browser or the Directory browser.

answered May 22, 2012 at 17:19

Brandon

3,80411 gold badge2222 silver badges2626 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Browsing file or directory Dialog in Python

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Post as a guest

Linked

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Post as a guest

Linked

Related