Python System.Windows.Forms browse file dialog window

Question

I would like to import some data from a .txt file. Right now I am doing it like so:

filename = "C:/results/results.txt"
file = open(filename, 'r')
lines = file.readlines()
file.close()

I wondering if there is way to have some dialog box, which will allow picking the right .txt file file, instead of supplying filename variable. Like this:

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Is it possible to get this dialog box without some custom python UI module (like tkinter or similar)? Is it possible to get it through System.Windows.Forms for example?

I am using python 2.7.

Thank you for the reply

neiesc · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-23 00:25:41Z

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In this case the path is to use the ironpython, link

edited Nov 23, 2014 at 0:25

answered Nov 23, 2014 at 0:06

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marco Over a year ago

Hi neiesc. That's precisely what I was trying to avoid: getting some non standard python modules. System.Windows.Forms on the other hand is a standard one.

neiesc Over a year ago

@marco i changed the answer, any particular reason for this? is only for the windows program?

marco Over a year ago

Yes, it's only for the windows program. I checked the link you posted above, and used the "Open dialog" code. Unfortunately I am not getting the same result as shown on that page. This is what I get when I run the code: i59.tinypic.com/i50kcg.jpg Any reason why?

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