Is there a way of changing a file name, to the users text? In a tkinter gui?

Question

This is what I have so far:

tkinter.py

from tkinter import *
import tkinter.filedialog
import os
import sys


root = Tk()
root.title('Download File')
root.iconbitmap('C:/Users/londo/Downloads/tkinter/Logo.ico')
root.geometry("800x600")
pyexec = sys.executable


def resize():
    root.geometry("800x800")

myLabel = Label(root, text="Rename the file to what ever you want, and download it!")
myLabel.pack(pady=20)

def open():
    PathPy = tkinter.filedialog.askopenfilename(title="Open a file",file=[('downloadtkinter.py')])
    os.system('%s %s' % (pyexec, PathPy))

my_button = Button(root, text="Download", command=open)
my_button.pack(pady=20)


root.mainloop()

Error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "D:\Users\londo\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\tkinter\__init__.py", line 1892, in __call__
    return self.func(*args)
  File "C:\Users\londo\Downloads\tkinter\tkintertest2.py", line 21, in open
    PathPy = tkinter.filedialog.askopenfilename(title="Open a file",file=[('downloadtkinter.py')])
  File "D:\Users\londo\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\tkinter\filedialog.py", line 384, in askopenfilename
    return Open(**options).show()
  File "D:\Users\londo\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\tkinter\commondialog.py", line 46, in show
    s = w.tk.call(self.command, *w._options(self.options))
_tkinter.TclError: bad file type "downloadtkinter.py", should be "typeName {extension ?extensions ...?} ?{macType ?macTypes ...?}?"

downloadtkinter.py

from tkinter as tk
import os


frame = tk.Tk()
frame.title('Download File Here')
frame.iconbitmap('C:/Users/londo/Downloads/tkinter/Logo.ico')
frame.geometry("800x800")


def resize():
    root.geometry("800x800")

def printInput():
    inp = inputtxt.get(1.0, "end-1c")
    lbl.config(text = "Provided Input: "+inp)

myLabel = Label(root, text="Rename the file to what ever you want, and download it!")
myLabel.pack(pady=20)


inputtxt = tk.Text(frame,
                hight = 1,
                width = 20)
inputtxt.pack()


printButton = tk.Button(frame,
                        text = "Print",
                        command = printInput)
printButton.pack()

lbl = tk.Label(frame, text = "")
lbl.pack()
frame.mainloop()

I don't know how to change the file name with the text in the text box and upload a file, please let me know if it's even possible. Thanks, London (I am very new to tkinter and this project might be too advanced for my skill level)

The error tells you exactly what the issue is. You need to use something like `filetypes=[("Python Script", "*.py")]` instead of `file=[("downloadtkinter.py")]`. — acw1668, Oct 21 '21 at 00:50

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 21 '21 at 00:24

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If you just want to rename a file you can use:

import os
os.rename(firstname,newname)

from here:How to rename a file using Python

answered Oct 21 '21 at 00:24

Revilo123

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Is there a way of changing a file name, to the users text? In a tkinter gui?

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