Popup get file
popup_get_file
Display popup window with text entry field and browse button so that a file can be chosen by user.
popup_get_file(
message,
title = None,
default_path = "",
default_extension = "",
save_as = False,
file_types = (('ALL Files', '*'),),
no_window = False,
size = (None, None),
button_color = None,
background_color = None,
text_color = None,
icon = "default_icon.ico",
font = None,
no_titlebar = False,
grab_anywhere = False,
keep_on_top = False,
location = (None, None),
initial_folder = None
)
Parameter Descriptions
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| background_color | str | None | background color of the entire window |
| button_color | (str, str) or str | None | Color of the button (text, background) |
| default_extension | str | If no extension entered by user, add this to filename (only used in saveas dialogs) | |
| default_path | str | path to display to user as starting point (filled into the input field) | |
| file_types | Tuple[Tuple[str,str]] | (('ALL Files', '*'),) | List of extensions to show using wildcards. All files (the default) = (("ALL Files", ". *"),). |
| font | (str or (str, int[, str]) or None) | None | specifies the font family, size, etc. Tuple or Single string format 'name size styles'. Styles: italic * roman bold normal underline overstrike |
| grab_anywhere | bool | False | If True: can grab anywhere to move the window (Default = False) |
| icon | bytes or str | default_icon.ico | filename or base64 string to be used for the window's icon |
| initial_folder | str | None | location in filesystem to begin browsing |
| keep_on_top | bool | False | If True the window will remain above all current windows |
| location | (int, int) | (None, None) | Location of upper left corner of the window |
| message | str | message displayed to user | |
| no_titlebar | bool | False | If True no titlebar will be shown |
| no_window | bool | False | if True, no PySimpleGUI window will be shown. Instead just the tkinter dialog is shown |
| save_as | bool | False | if True, the "save as" dialog is shown which will verify before overwriting |
| size | (int, int) | (None, None) | (width, height) of the InputText Element or Combo element if using history feature |
| text_color | str | None | color of the text |
| title | str | None | Window title |
| RETURN | str or None | string representing the file(s) chosen, None if cancelled or window closed with X |