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Created June 24, 2015 00:25
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Open file dialog for default ipython notebook in Anaconda
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open file dialog
def openfile_dialog():
from PyQt4 import QtGui
app = QtGui.QApplication([dir])
fname = QtGui.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(None, "Select a file...", '.', filter="All files (*)")
return str(fname)
@RDeRenzi
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In my case (ipython 2.7)
file = openfile_dialog()
leaves the dialog hanging as soon as I double click on a file.
Ipython gets the file name correctly, but there is no way to close the dialog window.
If I xkill the dialog, ipython is still working but it crushes as soon as I reissue the command
file = openfile_dialog()

@den-run-ai
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version for Python 3.6 and PyQt5:

https://gist.github.com/denfromufa/080c1587829558334544992b566edbe3

@josephcslater
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Using this two times in a row causes it to simply freeze. Is there something that has to be closed before using it again?

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