10 Min Tutorials: on Opening a File Dialog Box from Python for file Save or Open @gjenkinsedu

10 Min Tutorials: on Opening a File Dialog Box from Python for file Save or Open @gjenkinsedu

Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

It is nice to pick a file from a standard system open dialog box using python tkinter from a command line (CLI) or terminal program. This is real easy in python, so here is how to do it for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

10 Min Tutorials: on Opening a File Dialog Box from Python for file Save or Open

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10 Min Tutorials: on Opening a File Dialog Box from Python for file Save or Open