locan.gui.io.file_dialog¶

locan.gui.io.file_dialog(directory=None, message='Select a file...', filter='Text files (*.txt);; All files (*)')[source]¶

Select file names in a ui dialog.

Parameters:

directory (str | None) – directory path to start dialog in. If None the current directory is used.
message (str) – Hint what to do
filter (str) – filter for file type

Returns:

list with file names or empty list

Return type:

str | list[str]