Code for How to Make a File Explorer using Tkinter in Python Tutorial

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file_explorer.py

from tkinter import * import os import ctypes import pathlib # Increase Dots Per inch so it looks sharper ctypes.windll.shcore.SetProcessDpiAwareness(True) root = Tk() # set a title for our file explorer main window root.title('Simple Explorer') root.grid_columnconfigure(1, weight=1) root.grid_rowconfigure(1, weight=1) def pathChange(*event): # Get all Files and Folders from the given Directory directory = os.listdir(currentPath.get()) # Clearing the list list.delete(0, END) # Inserting the files and directories into the list for file in directory: list.insert(0, file) def changePathByClick(event=None): # Get clicked item. picked = list.get(list.curselection()[0]) # get the complete path by joining the current path with the picked item path = os.path.join(currentPath.get(), picked) # Check if item is file, then open it if os.path.isfile(path): print('Opening: '+path) os.startfile(path) # Set new path, will trigger pathChange function. else: currentPath.set(path) def goBack(event=None): # get the new path newPath = pathlib.Path(currentPath.get()).parent # set it to currentPath currentPath.set(newPath) # simple message print('Going Back') def open_popup(): global top top = Toplevel(root) top.geometry("250x150") top.resizable(False, False) top.title("Child Window") top.columnconfigure(0, weight=1) Label(top, text='Enter File or Folder name').grid() Entry(top, textvariable=newFileName).grid(column=0, pady=10, sticky='NSEW') Button(top, text="Create", command=newFileOrFolder).grid(pady=10, sticky='NSEW') def newFileOrFolder(): # check if it is a file name or a folder if len(newFileName.get().split('.')) != 1: open(os.path.join(currentPath.get(), newFileName.get()), 'w').close() else: os.mkdir(os.path.join(currentPath.get(), newFileName.get())) # destroy the top top.destroy() pathChange() top = '' # String variables newFileName = StringVar(root, "File.dot", 'new_name') currentPath = StringVar( root, name='currentPath', value=pathlib.Path.cwd() ) # Bind changes in this variable to the pathChange function currentPath.trace('w', pathChange) Button(root, text='Folder Up', command=goBack).grid( sticky='NSEW', column=0, row=0 ) # Keyboard shortcut for going up root.bind("<Alt-Up>", goBack) Entry(root, textvariable=currentPath).grid( sticky='NSEW', column=1, row=0, ipady=10, ipadx=10 ) # List of files and folder list = Listbox(root) list.grid(sticky='NSEW', column=1, row=1, ipady=10, ipadx=10) # List Accelerators list.bind('<Double-1>', changePathByClick) list.bind('<Return>', changePathByClick) # Menu menubar = Menu(root) # Adding a new File button menubar.add_command(label="Add File or Folder", command=open_popup) # Adding a quit button to the Menubar menubar.add_command(label="Quit", command=root.quit) # Make the menubar the Main Menu root.config(menu=menubar) # Call the function so the list displays pathChange('') # run the main program root.mainloop()