Python UI question

lynkynpark86 · Dec 21, 2011, 09:03 AM

Is there a way to show a dialog box in Python without Tk, wx-python, etc? Is there something similar to AppleScript's "display dialog" I could use?

chown33 · Dec 21, 2011, 11:53 AM

Run the 'osascript' command from Python.

Example shell command line:

Code:

osascript -e 'tell app "System Events" to display dialog "Explode the penguin now?"'

I assume you know how to open the man page for osascript, how to run subprocesses in Python, etc.

lynkynpark86 · Dec 21, 2011, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chown33

Run the 'osascript' command from Python.

Example shell command line:

Code:

osascript -e 'tell app "System Events" to display dialog "Explode the penguin now?"'

I assume you know how to open the man page for osascript, how to run subprocesses in Python, etc.

Thanks, I just tried:

Code:

osascript -e 'display dialog "Hello world"'

It works now with system events, thanks!

Dec 21, 2011, 09:03 AM	#1
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