how to add python GUI module, tkinter, to the iolite API.

zhao

Dear Joe,
Recently, I tried to export calculated data by iolite API. I want to use tkinter module for better convenience, like choosing the file path (by tkinter.iledialog.asksaveasfilename). However, when I imported the tkinter module, there was an error message that no module named tkiner.

Joe

zhao

You could try following the Installing additional python packages note. However, I believe it is ill advised to use one GUI framework within another. My recommendation would be to use the Qt functionality that is already available for such purposes. For example:

from iolite.QtGui import QFileDialog
name = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName()

You can provide additional parameters to getSaveFileName for default file names, filters, titles, etc. The original C++ documentation can be found here.

All the best,

zhao

Joe Thanks, Joe.