- 1 year ago
tkinter.filedialog.askopenfilename() function: How can I use it?
The askopenfilename()
function from the filedialog
module in tkinter allows you to display a file dialog box to select a file for opening. Here's an example of how you can use it:
pythonfrom tkinter import Tk
from tkinter.filedialog import askopenfilename
# Create the Tkinter root window
root = Tk()
# Hide the root window so it doesn't appear momentarily
root.withdraw()
# Call the askopenfilename function to display the file dialog box
file_path = askopenfilename()
# Show the selected file path
print("Selected File:", file_path)
# Close the Tkinter root window
root.destroy()
In this example:
We import the necessary modules:
Tk
fromtkinter
andaskopenfilename
fromtkinter.filedialog
.We create a root window using
Tk()
.We hide the root window using
root.withdraw()
so that it doesn't appear momentarily on the screen.We call the
askopenfilename()
function, which displays the file dialog box for selecting a file. The function returns the selected file path as a string, or an empty string if no file was selected.We print the selected file path to the console.
We close the root window using
root.destroy()
.
Make sure you have the tkinter module installed and properly configured on your system to use the askopenfilename()
function.