Save As, each filetype has different callback function
I use python tkinter, and Import tkinter.filedialog to save as files. The program has functions to save each file type.
Using filedialog.asksaveasfilename Returns file path only.
The Problem: how to get the file type, to call the right function?
Below is a sample Code of what I did.
python
filename= filedialog.asksaveasfilename(title="Select file", filetypes=(("PNG", "*.png"), ("EPS", "*.eps"), ("TXT", "*.txt"), ("XML", "*.xml")))
if filetype is TYPE_1:
function_1()
elif filetype is TYPE_2:
function_2()
Asked by: Cherry937 | Posted: 27-01-2022
Answer 1
You can add the option defaultextension='.' to filedialog.asksaveasfilename() and then what ever extension the user selects within the Save Dialog window will be used as the "default extension" and that extension will be appended to the path of the saved file. You can then retrieve the extension with os.path.splitext() as shown below.
I also used a named tuple for the filetypes= option because I think it looks nicer but it is not necessary by any means.
import os
import tkinter as tk
from collections import namedtuple
from tkinter import filedialog
class MainApplication:
def __init__(self, parent):
self.b1 = tk.Button(parent, text='Save', command=self.save_dialog)
self.b1.pack()
def png(self):
print('DO SOMETHING WHEN FILE EXT IS .PNG')
def eps(self):
print('DO SOMETHING WHEN FILE EXT IS .eps')
def txt(self):
print('DO SOMETHING WHEN FILE EXT IS .txt')
def xml(self):
print('DO SOMETHING WHEN FILE EXT IS .xml')
def save_dialog(self):
Types = namedtuple('Types', 'name ext')
png = Types('PNG', '.png')
eps = Types('EPS', '.eps')
txt = Types('TXT', '.txt')
xml = Types('XML', '.xml')
path = filedialog.asksaveasfilename(title='Select file',
defaultextension='.',
filetypes=(png, eps, txt, xml)
)
filename, ext = os.path.splitext(path)
if ext == png.ext:
self.png()
elif ext == eps.ext:
self.eps()
elif ext == txt.ext:
self.txt()
elif ext == xml.ext:
self.xml()
if __name__ == '__main__':
root = tk.Tk()
MainApplication(root)
root.mainloop()
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