PyQt4 File select widget

Question

I want to make a QT4 (using QT designer) dialog, that contains a part where a file has to be selected.

Now, I know QFileDialog exists, and I can program something that d

Answer 1

You can use method getOpenFileName() in QFileDialog Class.

QFileDialog.getOpenFileName() will return the file path and the selected file type

I got this : ('C:/Users/Sathsara/Desktop/UI/Test/test.py', 'All Files (*)')

To get only the file path use QFileDialog.getOpenFileName()[0]

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Sample code:

def selectFile():
   print(QFileDialog.getOpenFileName()[0])


dlg.locationBtn.clicked.connect(selectFile)