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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#module-tkinter.simpledialog"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tkinter.simpledialog</span></code> — Standard Tkinter input dialogs</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#module-tkinter.filedialog"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tkinter.filedialog</span></code> — File selection dialogs</a><ul>
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<section id="tkinter-dialogs">
<h1>Tkinter Dialogs<a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter-dialogs" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h1>
<section id="module-tkinter.simpledialog">
<span id="tkinter-simpledialog-standard-tkinter-input-dialogs"></span><h2><a class="reference internal" href="#module-tkinter.simpledialog" title="tkinter.simpledialog: Simple dialog windows (Tk)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tkinter.simpledialog</span></code></a> — Standard Tkinter input dialogs<a class="headerlink" href="#module-tkinter.simpledialog" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
<p><strong>Source code:</strong> <a class="extlink-source reference external" href="https://github.com/python/cpython/tree/3.13/Lib/tkinter/simpledialog.py">Lib/tkinter/simpledialog.py</a></p>
<hr class="docutils" />
<p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#module-tkinter.simpledialog" title="tkinter.simpledialog: Simple dialog windows (Tk)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tkinter.simpledialog</span></code></a> module contains convenience classes and
functions for creating simple modal dialogs to get a value from the user.</p>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.simpledialog.askfloat">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.simpledialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">askfloat</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">title</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">prompt</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">kw</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.simpledialog.askfloat" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.simpledialog.askinteger">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.simpledialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">askinteger</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">title</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">prompt</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">kw</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.simpledialog.askinteger" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.simpledialog.askstring">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.simpledialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">askstring</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">title</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">prompt</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">kw</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.simpledialog.askstring" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>The above three functions provide dialogs that prompt the user to enter a value
of the desired type.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py class">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.simpledialog.Dialog">
<em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">class</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.simpledialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">Dialog</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">parent</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">title</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.simpledialog.Dialog" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>The base class for custom dialogs.</p>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.simpledialog.Dialog.body">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">body</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">master</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.simpledialog.Dialog.body" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Override to construct the dialog’s interface and return the widget that
should have initial focus.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.simpledialog.Dialog.buttonbox">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">buttonbox</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.simpledialog.Dialog.buttonbox" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Default behaviour adds OK and Cancel buttons. Override for custom button
layouts.</p>
</dd></dl>
</dd></dl>
</section>
<section id="module-tkinter.filedialog">
<span id="tkinter-filedialog-file-selection-dialogs"></span><h2><a class="reference internal" href="#module-tkinter.filedialog" title="tkinter.filedialog: Dialog classes for file selection (Tk)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tkinter.filedialog</span></code></a> — File selection dialogs<a class="headerlink" href="#module-tkinter.filedialog" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
<p><strong>Source code:</strong> <a class="extlink-source reference external" href="https://github.com/python/cpython/tree/3.13/Lib/tkinter/filedialog.py">Lib/tkinter/filedialog.py</a></p>
<hr class="docutils" />
<p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#module-tkinter.filedialog" title="tkinter.filedialog: Dialog classes for file selection (Tk)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tkinter.filedialog</span></code></a> module provides classes and factory functions for
creating file/directory selection windows.</p>
<section id="native-load-save-dialogs">
<h3>Native Load/Save Dialogs<a class="headerlink" href="#native-load-save-dialogs" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h3>
<p>The following classes and functions provide file dialog windows that combine a
native look-and-feel with configuration options to customize behaviour.
The following keyword arguments are applicable to the classes and functions
listed below:</p>
<blockquote>
<div><div class="line-block">
<div class="line"><em>parent</em> - the window to place the dialog on top of</div>
</div>
<div class="line-block">
<div class="line"><em>title</em> - the title of the window</div>
</div>
<div class="line-block">
<div class="line"><em>initialdir</em> - the directory that the dialog starts in</div>
</div>
<div class="line-block">
<div class="line"><em>initialfile</em> - the file selected upon opening of the dialog</div>
</div>
<div class="line-block">
<div class="line"><em>filetypes</em> - a sequence of (label, pattern) tuples, ‘*’ wildcard is allowed</div>
</div>
<div class="line-block">
<div class="line"><em>defaultextension</em> - default extension to append to file (save dialogs)</div>
</div>
<div class="line-block">
<div class="line"><em>multiple</em> - when true, selection of multiple items is allowed</div>
</div>
</div></blockquote>
<p><strong>Static factory functions</strong></p>
<p>The below functions when called create a modal, native look-and-feel dialog,
wait for the user’s selection, then return the selected value(s) or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">None</span></code> to the
caller.</p>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.askopenfile">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.filedialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">askopenfile</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">mode</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'r'</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.askopenfile" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.askopenfiles">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.filedialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">askopenfiles</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">mode</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'r'</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.askopenfiles" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>The above two functions create an <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.filedialog.Open" title="tkinter.filedialog.Open"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Open</span></code></a> dialog and return the opened
file object(s) in read-only mode.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.asksaveasfile">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.filedialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">asksaveasfile</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">mode</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'w'</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.asksaveasfile" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Create a <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.filedialog.SaveAs" title="tkinter.filedialog.SaveAs"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SaveAs</span></code></a> dialog and return a file object opened in write-only mode.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.askopenfilename">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.filedialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">askopenfilename</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.askopenfilename" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.askopenfilenames">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.filedialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">askopenfilenames</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.askopenfilenames" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>The above two functions create an <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.filedialog.Open" title="tkinter.filedialog.Open"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Open</span></code></a> dialog and return the
selected filename(s) that correspond to existing file(s).</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.asksaveasfilename">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.filedialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">asksaveasfilename</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.asksaveasfilename" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Create a <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.filedialog.SaveAs" title="tkinter.filedialog.SaveAs"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SaveAs</span></code></a> dialog and return the selected filename.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py function">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.askdirectory">
<span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.filedialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">askdirectory</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.askdirectory" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><div class="line-block">
<div class="line">Prompt user to select a directory.</div>
<div class="line">Additional keyword option:</div>
<div class="line-block">
<div class="line"><em>mustexist</em> - determines if selection must be an existing directory.</div>
</div>
</div>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py class">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.Open">
<em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">class</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.filedialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">Open</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">master</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.Open" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.SaveAs">
<em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">class</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.filedialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">SaveAs</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">master</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.SaveAs" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>The above two classes provide native dialog windows for saving and loading
files.</p>
</dd></dl>
<p><strong>Convenience classes</strong></p>
<p>The below classes are used for creating file/directory windows from scratch.
These do not emulate the native look-and-feel of the platform.</p>
<dl class="py class">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.Directory">
<em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">class</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.filedialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">Directory</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">master</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.Directory" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Create a dialog prompting the user to select a directory.</p>
</dd></dl>
<div class="admonition note">
<p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
<p>The <em>FileDialog</em> class should be subclassed for custom event
handling and behaviour.</p>
</div>
<dl class="py class">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog">
<em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">class</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.filedialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">FileDialog</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">master</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">title</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Create a basic file selection dialog.</p>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.cancel_command">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">cancel_command</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">event</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.cancel_command" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Trigger the termination of the dialog window.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.dirs_double_event">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">dirs_double_event</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">event</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.dirs_double_event" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Event handler for double-click event on directory.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.dirs_select_event">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">dirs_select_event</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">event</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.dirs_select_event" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Event handler for click event on directory.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.files_double_event">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">files_double_event</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">event</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.files_double_event" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Event handler for double-click event on file.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.files_select_event">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">files_select_event</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">event</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.files_select_event" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Event handler for single-click event on file.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.filter_command">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">filter_command</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">event</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.filter_command" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Filter the files by directory.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.get_filter">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_filter</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.get_filter" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Retrieve the file filter currently in use.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.get_selection">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">get_selection</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.get_selection" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Retrieve the currently selected item.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.go">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">go</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">dir_or_file</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">os.curdir</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">pattern</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">'*'</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">default</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">''</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">key</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.go" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Render dialog and start event loop.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.ok_event">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">ok_event</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">event</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.ok_event" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Exit dialog returning current selection.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.quit">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">quit</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">how</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.quit" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Exit dialog returning filename, if any.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.set_filter">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">set_filter</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">dir</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">pat</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.set_filter" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Set the file filter.</p>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.set_selection">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">set_selection</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">file</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.FileDialog.set_selection" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Update the current file selection to <em>file</em>.</p>
</dd></dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py class">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.LoadFileDialog">
<em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">class</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.filedialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">LoadFileDialog</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">master</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">title</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.LoadFileDialog" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>A subclass of FileDialog that creates a dialog window for selecting an
existing file.</p>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.LoadFileDialog.ok_command">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">ok_command</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.LoadFileDialog.ok_command" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Test that a file is provided and that the selection indicates an
already existing file.</p>
</dd></dl>
</dd></dl>
<dl class="py class">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.SaveFileDialog">
<em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">class</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.filedialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">SaveFileDialog</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">master</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">title</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.SaveFileDialog" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>A subclass of FileDialog that creates a dialog window for selecting a
destination file.</p>
<dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.filedialog.SaveFileDialog.ok_command">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">ok_command</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.filedialog.SaveFileDialog.ok_command" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Test whether or not the selection points to a valid file that is not a
directory. Confirmation is required if an already existing file is
selected.</p>
</dd></dl>
</dd></dl>
</section>
</section>
<section id="module-tkinter.commondialog">
<span id="tkinter-commondialog-dialog-window-templates"></span><h2><a class="reference internal" href="#module-tkinter.commondialog" title="tkinter.commondialog: Tkinter base class for dialogs (Tk)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tkinter.commondialog</span></code></a> — Dialog window templates<a class="headerlink" href="#module-tkinter.commondialog" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
<p><strong>Source code:</strong> <a class="extlink-source reference external" href="https://github.com/python/cpython/tree/3.13/Lib/tkinter/commondialog.py">Lib/tkinter/commondialog.py</a></p>
<hr class="docutils" />
<p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#module-tkinter.commondialog" title="tkinter.commondialog: Tkinter base class for dialogs (Tk)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tkinter.commondialog</span></code></a> module provides the <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.commondialog.Dialog" title="tkinter.commondialog.Dialog"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Dialog</span></code></a> class that
is the base class for dialogs defined in other supporting modules.</p>
<dl class="py class">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.commondialog.Dialog">
<em class="property"><span class="k"><span class="pre">class</span></span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.commondialog.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">Dialog</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">master</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.commondialog.Dialog" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><dl class="py method">
<dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.commondialog.Dialog.show">
<span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">show</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">color</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.commondialog.Dialog.show" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Render the Dialog window.</p>
</dd></dl>
</dd></dl>
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<p>Modules <a class="reference internal" href="tkinter.messagebox.html#module-tkinter.messagebox" title="tkinter.messagebox: Various types of alert dialogs (Tk)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox</span></code></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="../tutorial/inputoutput.html#tut-files"><span class="std std-ref">Reading and Writing Files</span></a></p>
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